Chords for Incubus - Pardon Me (Live on Letterman)

Tempo:
154.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

C#

E

B

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Incubus - Pardon Me (Live on Letterman) chords
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[C#m]
[B] [C#m] Pardon me while I burst.
Pardon me while I burst.
[D] [C#]
[A] [C#]
[A] [E] [C#]
[A] [C#]
[E] A decade ago, I never thought I [D#] would be at 23 on a [G] verge of spontaneous compassion.
The world is [B] me, but I guess that it comes [C] with a [D] territory.
And I'm on this last road, I'm never ending calamity.
[E] I need you to hear her.
I need you to see.
The lay of battle I can take and exploding seems [G#m] like a definite possibility.
I'm locked [A] in two layers,
[C#]
[B] [A]
empty [E] veins.
[C#]
I [B] never [A] thought I would [E] find [C#] this space.
Pardon [A] me [B] while I burst.
I saw a [C#] growth of flame.
[A] [B]
[E] I'm not afraid [A#] of shame.
[E] [G#] [E]
[G#m]
Two [E] days ago, I was [D#] having a look, then a look, then a thought.
I could tell that I cried on my mother's knee.
[E] She said, I can't believe.
[D] Lately, I've been thinking of composting as I welcome [Bm] vacation from [E] the brims of the planet Earth.
Gravity, hypothesis, and a barrel of big [D#m]
intrigue.
[B] I've been thinking so [A] much.
[C#]
[B] I'm locked in two [A]
layers,
[E] empty [C#]
veins.
I [B] never [A] thought I would [E] find [C#] this space.
Pardon [A] me [B] while I burst.
Rise above [C#] the flame.
Pardon [A] me.
[B]
[E] I'll never be [C#m] the same.
[A] [C#m] Never be the same.
Yeah.
Pardon me while I burst.
Empty veins.
Pardon me.
Pardon me.
Pardon me.
[C#]
Pardon [B] me [A] while I burst.
[E] Empty [C#] veins.
I [B] never [A] thought I would [E] [A] find [C#] this space.
Pardon [A] me [B] while I burst.
Rise above [C#] the flame.
Pardon [A] me.
[B] [Em]
I'll never be [C#] the same.
Never [A] [C#] be [A] the [E] same.
[C#]
[E] [C#]
[A] [E]
Thank you guys so much.
Thank you so much, Forza Dell.
We love you.
We wish [A] you all the best.
[Em]
Key:  
A
1231
C#
12341114
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
C#
12341114
E
2311
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To learn Incubus - (Live on Letterman) Pardon Me chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: E, C#, B, A, C#, A, B and C#. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 77 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 155. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] Pardon me while I burst.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pardon me while I burst.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ A decade ago, I never thought I [D#] would be at 23 on a [G] verge of spontaneous compassion.
The world is [B] me, but I guess that it comes [C] with a [D] territory.
And I'm on this last road, I'm never ending calamity.
[E] I need you to hear her.
I need you to see.
The lay of battle I can take and exploding seems [G#m] like a definite _ possibility.
I'm locked [A] in _ two _ layers,
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
empty [E] _ veins.
[C#] _ _ _
I [B] never [A] thought I would _ _ [E] _ find [C#] this space.
Pardon [A] me [B] while _ _ _ I burst.
I saw a [C#] growth of flame.
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] I'm not afraid [A#] of shame. _
_ [E] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
Two [E] days ago, I was [D#] having a look, then a look, then a thought.
I could tell that I cried on my mother's knee.
[E] She said, I can't believe.
_ [D] Lately, I've been thinking of composting as I welcome [Bm] vacation from [E] the brims of the planet Earth.
Gravity, hypothesis, and a barrel of big [D#m]
intrigue.
_ [B] I've been thinking so [A] much.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ [B] I'm locked in two [A] _
layers,
_ _ _ [E] empty _ [C#] _
veins.
I [B] never [A] thought I _ would _ [E] _ find [C#] this space.
Pardon [A] me [B] while I burst.
_ _ Rise above [C#] the flame.
Pardon [A] me.
[B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ I'll never be [C#m] the _ same.
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] Never be _ the same.
Yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Pardon me while I _ burst.
_ Empty veins.
_ _ _ Pardon me.
Pardon me.
Pardon me. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
Pardon [B] me [A] while _ _ I burst.
_ [E] Empty _ [C#] _ veins.
I [B] never _ [A] _ thought I would _ [E] [A] find [C#] this space.
Pardon [A] me [B] while I burst. _ _
_ Rise above [C#] the flame. _
Pardon [A] me.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ I'll never be [C#] the same.
Never [A] _ _ _ [C#] _ be [A] the [E] same.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank you guys so much. _ _
_ _ Thank you so much, Forza Dell.
We love you.
We wish [A] you all the best.
_ _ [Em] _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Mike Einziger, José Pasillas, Alex Katunich, Brandon Boyd and Christopher Kilmore.

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