Evanescence - Imperfection
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Capo: 1
Tuning: E A D G B E
NOTE: the song is ambiguous between major and minor and uses both.
the verses are marked as dominant 7ths due to the vocal line only singing the major 3rd
alternatively: use 1-5-b7 (EADGBe: 020xxx)
E9sus4 = 020202
CAPO 1
[INTRO]
(down an octave)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-0-------0-------0-------0---1---|-0-------0-------0-------0---1---|
G|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| x2
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
Em
[VERSE 1]
E7 The more you try to fight it, he more you try to hide it
E7 The more infected, rejected, you feel alone inside it
E7 You know you can't deny it: the world's a little more
E7fucked up everyday
E7 I'm gonna save you from it, together we'll outrun it
E7 Just don't give into the fear
E7 So many things I would've told you if I knew that I was
n.c.
never gonna see you again
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
I wanna lift you Emup intoE the light that Emyou deserveE
Em E E9sus4 n.c.
I wanna take your pain into myself so you won't hurt
[CHORUS]
Cadd9Don't Cyou dareEm surrender G
C Don't leave me hereEm without you
G 'Cause Cadd9I.... C Em could never G
C D ( Em )
Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[INTERLUDE 1]
Em | |
[VERSE 2]
E7 The way you look us over, your counterfeit composure
E7 Pushing again and again and sinking lower and lower
E7 The world is on its shoulders; do you really know the
E7weight of the words you say?
Em You want a little of it, you just can't let go of it
E You've got an ego to feed
E7 Too late to rise above it
Don't look now but the Em7little girl's got a grenade
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
I wanna lift you Emup intoE the light that Emyou deserveE
I'm gonna take you Emdown to the realE world so you can E9sus4watch it burnEm Edim Em C/E
[CHORUS]
Cadd9Don't Cyou dareEm surrender G
C Don't leave me hereEm without you
G 'Cause Cadd9I.... C Em could never G
C D ( Em )
Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[INTERLUDE 2]
Em | |
[BRIDGE]
Em We stand undefined
Em Can't be drawn with a straight line
Em This will not be our ending
Em ( B )
We are alive, we are alive
[INTERLUDE 3]
B | | | |
| | | |
[FINAL CHORUS 1]
Cadd9Don't Cyou dareEm surrender G
C Don't leave me hereEm without you
G 'Cause Cadd9I.... C Em could never G
C D ( C )
Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[FINAL CHORUS 2]
C Don't you dareEm surrender G
C I'm still rightEm beside you
G And Cadd9I.... C Em would never G
C D ( Em )
Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[OUTRO]
Em | |
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