Apology Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays476

Apology by Chuck Prophet is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, C#m, G#m and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
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16
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Intro:   E   A   E 

         E       A                     E                                A                        E 
Everybody wants an apology,  me from you           and you from me 
       C#m                      E                                    G#m                               A 
The accursed from the blessed, the Great Northeast from the Old Southwest 
                  B                     E 
Everybody wants an apology 

                  A                     E                      A                    E 
Everybody wants an apology, CBS            from the MTV 
         C#m                    E                  G#m              A 
But it always takes too long,  and it always comes out all wrong 
                             B                      E 
Well, I don't even want your apology 

                               A                         E 
Someday soon the Vatican is gonna call,  
                          A                                    E 
One day even the warden's going over the wall 
        C#m                    E              G#m                           A 
The shoulder from the road, the Cancer from the Scorpio 
                                B                        E 
Someday soon the Vatican is gonna call 

                               A                              E 
How can I swallow every little thing she says? 
                                               A                             E 
She don't even, she don't even know Elvis from El Vez 
         C#m                  E                              G#m                         A 
If the king was here today, you know he'd make that sucker pay 
                         B                            E 
She don't even know Elvis from El Vez 

         E       A                     E                                         A                          E 
Everybody wants an apology, me from you, me from you and you from me 
             C#m                       E              G#m                              A 
Tell me what good would it do, if I got down on my knees just for you 
                  B                     E 
Everybody wants an apology 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante