Chords
The Present Tense

Key: E

Introduction:  Gm   Cm  

difficulty
intermediate |||||
 Gm     Cm     Gm         Cm 
this dance, this dance
 Eb                   Dm           Eb         Dm 
It's like a weapon, Like a weapon
 Gm             Cm       Gm           Cm 
of self defense, self defense
 Eb                     Dm       Eb                       B 
Against the present, against the present
 Eb                   Dm 
the present tense
 Gm             Cm         Gm                 Cm 
don't get heavy, don't get heavy
 Eb                       Dm  Eb             B 
keep it light and keep it moving
 Eb     Dm     Eb   F 
I am doing no harm
 Gm       Cm     Gm           Cm 
as my world comes crashing
   Eb                 Dm         Eb               B 
down. i am dancing, freaking out
 Eb     F 
deaf dumb and
 Gm       F 
blind

 A#                                                     Eb   C   Gm 
In you I'm lost, in you I'm lost
                                     Cm 
I won't turn around while the penny'll drop
 F#m                         Bm 
I won't stop now, I won't slack off
 A#                           Eb                           G# 
or all this love will be in vain
 Fm  A#  G# 
ooo ooo ooo
 Gm                             Cm                   F#m 
stop from falling down a mine
 Bm                                                     A# 
it's no ones business but mine
                                 Eb                           G# 
or all this love will be in vain
 Fm  A# 
oo ooo

 A#                                                     Eb  C  Gm  F 
In you I'm lost, in you I'm lost
 A#                                                     Eb  C  Gm 
In you I'm lost, in you I'm lost