Forgiven - Alanis Morissette
Acoustic version from Jagged Little Pill
For reference, see: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbWa-dAkQDg)
Please note that this is my interpretation of the song! I may not be
playing the exact same chords as on the record, but at least you won't get
booed off stage if you use them. (At least it won't be my fault if it happens!)
I tried my best, but I'm not certain about the accuracy
of the lyrics.
Here are some chord grips for some of the more unusual chords
(the numbers above some of them are recommended fretting fingers):
1 4 2
Aadd9: X-0-2-4-2-(0)
t 1 3 2
F#7: 2-x-2-3-2-(0)
Bmaj9(no 3rd): 0-2-4-4-4-0 or: X-x-2-4-4-0
Caug: X-3-2-1-1-x
If the chord grips for the Aadd9 and F#7 chords in the intro are too difficult to fret,
alternatively you could play both using a regular E major-shaped bar chord and just lift
your bar finger to let the open e and B strings ring out.
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Intro (00:00)
AF#79AF#79
Verse (00:13)
Aadd9F#7F#7d9
You know how us Catholic girls can be.
Aadd9 F#7 Bmaj9(no 3rd)
We make up for so much time a little too late.
E Caug C#m E7
I never forgot it, confusing as it was:
F#7Am
no fun with no guilt feelings
E Caug C#m E7
The sinners, the saviors, the loveless priests
F#7Am
I'll see you next Sunday
Chorus (1:04)
DC#D
We all had our reasons to be there,
C#D
we all had a thing or two to learn,
C#BsusB
we all needed something to cling to,
C#sC#4
so we did.
Verse (1:30)
Aadd9F#7Aadd9
I sang Alleluia in the choir,
F#7
(Allelu-allelu-allelu-ya-ah)
Aadd9 F#7 Bmaj9(no 3rd)
I confessed my darkest deeds to an envious man.
E Caug C#m E7
My brothers, they never went blind for what they did,
F#7Am
but I may as well have
E Caug C#m E7
in the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son.
F#7Am
I have one more stupid question, yeah
Chorus (2:21)
DC#D
We all had our reasons to be there,
C#D
we all had a thing or two to learn,
C#BsusB
we all needed something to cling to,
CCsus4
so we did.
Bridge (2:46)
DED
What I learned I rejected, but I believe again.
C#
I will suffer the consequence of his inquisition.
DEF#sus4F#sus4
If I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven?
Chorus (3:12) (single stroke on each)
DC#D
We all had our reasons to be there,
C#D
we all had a thing or two to learn,
C#BsuB4
we all needed something to cling to,
C#suC4
so we did.
Chorus (3:38)
DC#D
We all had delusions in our heads,
C#D
we all had our minds made up for us,
C#Bsus4B
we had to believe in something,
C#Bus4
so we did.
Chorus (4:03) (Instrumental, ad-lib vocals)
(4:29)
Dmaj7 (let ring)
Alleluia