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Present Tense

by Radiohead
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4.5 (4)
intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 1th fret
Version:
v1v2v3v4v5
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Radiohead
Present Tense
transcribed by: robertdanielmaher@gmail.com
Capo 1
Intro 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----11----11----------11--------|--------------------------------|
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Verse 
part 1:
                               this dance
                            of self defense
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                              this dance
                           of self defense
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                          is like a weapon
                         against the present
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                          is like a weapon
                         against the present
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D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------||x2
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                           the present tense
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Verse 
part 2:
                        don't wanna get heavy
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                           don't get heavy
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                            keep it light and
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                                        V dissonant measure V
                            keep it moving
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E|--------------------------------|7-------7-----------------------|
                             i am doing
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                               no harm
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                           and as my world
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                        comes crashing down
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                          i'll be dancing
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                                        V dissonant measure V
                             freaking out
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                             deaf,  dumb
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Chorus 
and blind                            (no singing first time through)
                                                         in you i'm
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  lost                                                  in you i'm
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  lost
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Bridge 
               i won't turn round                 where the penny dropped
               stopped from falling               down a mine
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              won't stop now                    won't slack off
              it's no one's business            but mine
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            or all this love                    will be in vain
               all this love                    could been in vain
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                  V 1st time V
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                  V 2nd time V
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[Chorus]
                                                         in you i'm
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  lost                                                  in you i'm
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  lost
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Outro 
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