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Complicated

Avril Lavigne
Rock & alternative Pop essentials 90s & 2000s
KeyDm
Capo—
LevelEasy
Transpose Dm 0
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Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point

Intro

DmBbFC
Uh huh, life's like this
DmBbFC
Uh huh, uh huh, that's the way it is
DmBbFC
Cause life's like this
DmBbFC
Uh huh, that's the way it is
 
 

Verse

F
Chill out, whatcha yellin' for?
Dm
Lay back, it's all been done before
BbC
And if you could only let it be, you would see
F
I like you the way you are
Dm
When we're drivin' in your car
BbC
And you're talkin' to me one-on-one but you become
 
 

Pre-chorus

Bb
Somebody else 'round everyone else
Dm
You're watchin' your back like you can't relax
Bb
You're tryin' to be cool
C
You look like a fool to me - tell me
 
 

Chorus

DmBbF
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
C
I see the way you're
DmBbF
actin' like you're somebody else, gets me frustrated
C
Life's like this, you -
DmBb
And you fall, and you crawl, and you break
F
and you take what you get
CGm
and you turn it into honesty
Bb
and promise me, I'm never gonna find you fake it
F
No no no
 
 

Verse 2

F
You come over unannounced
Dm
Dressed up like you're somethin' else
BbC
Where you are and where it's at, you see
F
You're makin' me laugh out when you strike your pose
Dm
Take off all your preppy clothes
BbC
You know, you're not foolin' anyone
 
When you become
 
 

Pre-chorus

Bb
Somebody else 'round everyone else
Dm
You're watchin' your back like you can't relax
Bb
You're tryin' to be cool
C
You look like a fool to me - tell me
 
 

Chorus

 
DmBbF
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
C
I see the way you're
DmBbF
actin' like you're somebody else, gets me frustrated
C
Life's like this, you -
DmBb
And you fall, and you crawl, and you break
F
and you take what you get
CGm
and you turn it into honesty
Bb
and promise me, I'm never gonna find you fake it, no, no
 
 

Interlude

F
No no (no no)
Dm
No no (no no)
Bb
No no (no no)
C
No no (no no, no)
 
 

Verse 3

F
Chill out, whatcha yellin' for?
Dm
Lay back It's all been done before
BbC
And if you could only let it be
 
You will see
 
 

Pre-chorus

Bb
Somebody else 'round everyone else
Dm
You're watchin' your back like you can't relax
Bb
You're tryin' to be cool
C
You look like a fool to me - tell me
 
 

Chorus

DmBbF
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
C
I see the way you're
DmBbF
actin' like you're somebody else, gets me frustrated
C
Life's like this, you -
DmBb
And you fall, and you crawl, and you break
F
and you take what you get
CGm
and you turn it into honesty
Bb
and promise me, I'm never gonna find you fake it, no, no
 
 

Chorus

DmBbF
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
C
I see the way you're
DmBbF
actin' like you're somebody else, gets me frustrated
C
Life's like this, you -
DmBb
And you fall, and you crawl, and you break
F
and you take what you get
CGm
and you turn it into honesty
Bb
and promise me, I'm never gonna find you fake it
 
No, no, no
End

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