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Francis Forever by Mitski
Francis Forever
Tuning: E A D G B E
in open D tuning, using single notes in the verses, power chords in the chorus and full chords (major, even
when it's awkward) for the outro. I put the minor chords where I thought they sounded alright and prefer to
play in drop D but that's just my prerogative, live your own life! The chords are the same for the first
verse/chorus/interlude-thing as they are for the second, with the exception of the E chord between two
choruses.
[Intro]
D
F#m D Bm A
I don't know what to do without you
F#m D Bm A
I don't know where to put my hands
F#m D Bm A
I've been trying to lay my head down
D F#m G A D
But I'm writing this at 3am
G A D F#m G
I don't need the world to see
G A D F#m
That I've been the best I can be, but
G A D F#m G
I don't think I could stand to be
G A F#m
Where you don't see me
[Interlude]
F#m D F#m D G D |
| x2 (minus the last D the second time)
Bm D Bm D A D |
F#m D Bm A
On sunny days I go out walking
F#m D Bm A
I end up on a tree-lined street
F#m D Bm A
I look up at the gaps of sunlight
D F#m G A D
I miss you more than anything
G A D F#m G
I don't need the world to see
G A D F#m
That I've been the best I can be, but
G A D F#m G
I don't think I could stand to be
G A E
Where you don't see me
G A D F#m G
And autumn comes when you're not yet done
G A D F#m
With the summer passing by, but
G A D F#m G
I don't think I could stand to be
G A F#m
Where you don't see me
[Outro]
F#m D F#m D G D |
| x2
Bm D Bm D A D |
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version 2
Tuning: D A D G B E
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| (x3)
I don't know what to do without you
I don't know where to put my hands
I've been trying to lay my head down
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
But I'm writing this at 3am
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4----------|
I don't need the world to see
That I've been the best I can be, but
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0----------|
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-5-5-5-5---|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| (x3)
On sunny days I go out walking
I end up on a tree-lined street
I look up at the gaps of sunlight
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
I miss you more than anything
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4----------|
I don't need the world to see
That I've been the best I can be, but
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0----------|
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4----------|
And autumn comes when you're not yet done
With the summer passing by, but
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0----------|
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
[Outro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-5-5-5-5---|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
I don't know what to do without you
I don't know where to put my hands
I've been trying to lay my head down
But I'm writing this at 3am
I don't need the world to see
That I've been the best I can be, but
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
On sunny days I go out walking
I end up on a tree-lined street
I look up at the gaps of sunlight
I miss you more than anything
I don't need the world to see
That I've been the best I can be, but
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
And autumn comes when you're not yet done
With the summer passing by, but
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
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version 3
Tuning: D A D F# A D
Key: D
[Intro]
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
I don't know what to do without you
I don't know where to put my hands
I've been trying to lay my head down
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
But I'm writing this at 3 AM
[Chorus 1]
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
I don't need the world to see that I've been the best I can be, but
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-----------|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-----------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-----------|
I don't think I could stand to be where you don't see me
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-0-0-9-9-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-5-5-5-5---|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-0-0-9-9-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-5-5-5-5---|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-0-0-9-9-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-5-5-5-5---|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
[Verse 2]
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
On sunny days, I go out walking
I end up on a tree-lined street
I look up at the gaps of sunlight
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
I miss you more than anything
[Chorus 1]
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
I don't need the world to see that I've been the best I can be, but
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
I don't think I could stand to be where you don't see me
[Chorus 2]
D |-5-5-5---7-7-7---0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
A |-5-5-5---7-7-7---0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
F#|-5-5-5---7-7-7---0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
D |-5-5-5---7-7-7---0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
A |-5-5-5---7-7-7---0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
D |-5-5-5---7-7-7---0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-----------|
And autumn comes when you're not yet done with the summer passing by, but
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-----------|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-----------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-----------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-----------|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-----------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-----------|
I don't think I could stand to be where you don't see me
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-0-0-9-9-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-5-5-5-5---|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-0-0-9-9-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-5-5-5-5---|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-0-0-9-9-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-4-4-0-0-5-5-5-5---|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
I don't know what to do without you
I don't know where to put my hands
I've been trying to lay my head down
But I'm writing this at 3am
I don't need the world to see
That I've been the best I can be, but
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
On sunny days I go out walking
I end up on a tree-lined street
I look up at the gaps of sunlight
I miss you more than anything
I don't need the world to see
That I've been the best I can be, but
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
And autumn comes when you're not yet done
With the summer passing by, but
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
I use an up-down strum.
[Intro]
Em C Am G
I don't know what to do without you
Em C Am G
I don't know where to put my hands
Em C Am G
I've been trying to lay my head down
Em C Am G
But I'm writing this at 3Am
Em G Em G Em
I don't need the world to see
G Em G Em
That I've been the best I Can be, but
G Em G Em G
I don't think I Could stand to be
Em
Where you don't see me
Em C Am G
On sunny days I Go out walkinG
Em C Am G
I end up on a tree-lined street
Em C Am G
I look up at the Gaps of sunliGht
Em C Am G
I miss you more than anythinG
Em G Em G Em
I don't need the world to see
G Em G Em
That I've been the best I Can be, but
G Em G Em G
I don't think I Could stand to be
Em G Em
Where you don't see me
Em C Am G
And autumn comes when you're not yet done
Em C Am G
With the summer passinG by, but
Em C Am G
I don't think I Could stand to be
Em G
Where you don't see me
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