Precious Chords
Precious by Esperanza Spalding is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D/C, D9, C6(#11), G#°, Gm11, C13, A13, F#7/#5, Bm11, E6(#11), Bb9, F#m7/b13, Em9, C#m7/11, C9, Bm9, Am11, Ab°, G9, F#7, Em7/11, A#°, E9/Ab, Gm6, D/F#, Bm11/A, F7, Em11 and Ab9/13. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D/C
D9 C6(#11) (2x)
D9
Love me or leave me, but please don´t deceive me
C6(#11)
And say you´ll love me how i am
D9
You love the way i fit some ideal,
C6(#11)
Not the real woman you´ve yet to understand
G#° Gm11
See, love ain´t all heaven, and i am no angel
C13 A13
But i do the best i can
D9 F#7/#5
You always wanted something more from my body
Bm11 E6(#11)
And said you needed something more from my lovin´
Bb9 D9 F#m7/b13 Bm11
But all you got was me and that´ all that i can be,
Em9 A13 D9
I´m sorry if it let you down
Interlúdio 2x: D9 C6(#11)
D9 C6(#11)
Now it´ no nice excuse, but all the magic was used up on trying to uphold
D9
Some kind of tame, flattering persona that
C6(#11)
Soon enough was getting real old
G#° Gm11 C13
It takes more than pressure to change rock to diamond,
A13
Now all you have is sand slipping through your fingers
D9 F#7/#5
You always wanted something more from my body
Bm11 E6(#11)
And said you needed something more from my lovin´
Bb9 D9 F#m7/b13 Bm11
But all you got was me and that´ all that i can be,
Em9 A13 D9 C#m7/11
I´m sorry if it let you down
C9 Bm9 Bb9 Am11 Ab°
But i´m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy
G9 F#7 Em7/11 A#°
Tryin´ to explain and being ashamed of things you think are wrong with me
Bm9 Bb9 Am11 Ab°
But i´m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy
G9 F#7 Em7/11
Tryin´ to explain and being ashamed of things you think are wrong with me
Interlúdio 2x: D9 C6(#11)
E9/Ab Gm6
Set you up, you say i set you up
D/F# Bm11 Bm11/A
Like i was different than what i am offering you now
E9/Ab Gm6
Let you down, you say i let you down
D/F#
And drove your heart around
F7 Em11
Did you forget about all the love
Ab9/13
And the acceptance that you promised me too?
Solo: D9 C6(#11) (4x)
D9 F#7/#5
You always wanted something more from my body
Bm11 E6(#11)
And said you needed something more from my lovin´
Bb9 D9 F#m7/b13 Bm11
But all you got was me and that´ all that i can be,
Em9 A13 D9 C#m7/11
I´m sorry if it let you down
C9 Bm9 Bb9 Am11 Ab°
But i´m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy
G9 F#7 Em7/11 A#°
Tryin´ to explain and being ashamed of things you think are wrong with me
Bm9 Bb9 Am11 Ab°
But i´m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy
G9 F#7 Em7/11
Tryin´ to explain and being ashamed of things you think are wrong with me
(Intro)