Tempted Chords
by Squeeze
Tempted by Squeeze is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, B/A, E/G#, E, G#m, C#, Em, Bm, F#m, G/A, A, D, G, A/E, C#/F, Bm/F#, G/F, E/D, F# and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
intro:
B B/A E/G# E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / {2x}
verse 1:
B B/A G#m
I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste, a flannel for my face
C# Em
Pajamas, a hairbrush, new shoes and a case
Bm F#m G/A A
I said to my reflection, "let's get out of this place"
D E G
Passed the church and the steeple, the laundry on the hill
B
Billboards and the buildings
A/E C#/F
Memories of it still keep
Bm/F# E
Calling and calling
Bm/F# G/F E E/D
But forget it all I know I will
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted by the fruit of another
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted but the truth is discovered
C#
What's been going on
F#
Now that you have gone
B B/A
There's no other
E/G# E B B/A
Tempted by the fruit of another
E/G# E C#m Em
Tempted but the truth is discovered
verse 2:
I'm at the carpark, the airport, the baggage carousel
The people keep on grabbing, ain't wishing I was well
I said, "It's no occasion, it's no story I can tell"
At my bedside, empty pocket, a foot without a sock
Your body gets much closer
I fumble for the clock
Alarmed by the seduction
I wish that it would stop
{repeat Chorus}
verse 3 {half-length}
I bought a novel, some perfume, a fortune over you
But it's not my conscience that hates to be untrue
Bm F#m G/A A D
I asked of my reflection, "tell me what is there to do"
{repeat Chorus to fade}