#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Somebody That I Used To Know Original Album: Gotye Words and Music by Wally de Backer Copyright © 2011 Eleven Records Published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: The actual chords in the verses are Dm7 and C (with some variations on the Dm7 chord) that are just repeated. (Sometimes it sounds like a simple minor, sometimes a sus4 chord, in the middle of a measure). If you want to sound a bit more like the record, I suggest you capo on 5, as I have below. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4. INTRO: [play Guitar Figure 1a] Guitar Figure 1a Am7 G Am7 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0-------x---0-----------x------|-0-------x---0-----------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| [play Guitar Figure 1b] [x2] Guitar Figure 1b Am7 G Am7 G |--------------------------------|-0___1---3---0------------------| |-1-------1-------3-------3------|-0-------0-------3-------3------| |-0-------0-------0-------0------|-2-------0-------0-------0------| |-2-------2-------0-------0------|-----------------0-------0------| |-0-----------0------------------|-0-----------0------------------| |-----------------3-----------3--|-----------------3-----------3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G A5 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-1-------1-------0-------0------|--------------------------------| |-2-------2-------0-------0------|-2-------2-------0-------0------| |-2-------2-------0-------0------|-2-------2-------0-------0------| |-0-----------0------------------|-0-----------0------------------| |-----------------3-----------3--|-----------------3-----------3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Notes: 5! - natural harmonic at the 5th fret. Am7 Am Asus4 G |-------------------------5!-----|---------0-------0--------------| |-------------------------5!-----|-1-------1---3---3---3---3------| |-2-------2---------------5!-----|-2-------2---2---0---0---0------| |-2-------2---------------5!-----|-2-------2---2-------0---0------| |-0-----------0------------------|-0------------------------------| |-----------------3--------------|-----------------3-----------3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am7 G Now and then I think of Am7 |-3-------0----------------------| |-1-------1-------3-------0---0--| |-2-------2-------0-------0---0--| |---------0---0---0-------0------| |-0------------------------------| |-----------------3-----------3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am7 G when we were to - A5 G A5 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------| |-0-------x---0---2-------x------|-0-------x---0---2-------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| - gether Am Asus4 G Am7 G |---------0-------0--------------|-3-------0----------------------| |-1-------1---3---3---3---3------|-1-------1-------3-----------1--| |-2-------2---2---0---0---0------|-2-------2-------0-----------0--| |-2-------2---2-------0---0------|---------0-------0--------------| |-0------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------x------| |-----------------3-----------3--|-----------------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G Am7 G Like when you said you felt so happy you could A5 G A5 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------| |-0-------x---0---2-------x------|-0-------x---0---2-------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A5 die Am Asus4 G Am7 G |---------0-------0--------------|-3-------0----------------------| |-1-------1---3---3---3---3------|-1-------1-------3--------------| |-2-------2---2---0---0---0------|-2-------2-------0--------------| |-2-------2---2-------0---0------|---------0-------0--------------| |-0------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------x------| |-----------------3-----------3--|-----------------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G Am7 G Told my-self that you were right for me A5 Am G Am7 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------0---1---3---1---0---1--|-0------------------------------| |-2-------2---2---0-------0---2--|-2-----------2---2--------------| |-2-------2---2---0-------0---0--|-2-----------2---2--------------| |-0-----------0------------------|-0-------x---0-----------x------| |-----------------3-----------3--|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A5 G Am7 G But felt so lonely in your com - pa - ny Am Asus4 G Am7 G |---------0-------0--------------|-3-------0----------------------| |-1-------1---3---3---3---3------|-1-------1-------3-------0---0--| |-2-------2---2---0---0---0------|-2-------2-------0-------0---0--| |-2-------2---2-------0---0------|---------0-------0-------0------| |-0------------------------------|-0-----------0------------------| |-----------------3-----------3--|-----------------3-----------3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G Am7 G But that was love and it's an ache I still re - A5 G A5 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------| |-0-------x---0---2-------x------|-0-------x---0---2-------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A5 - member [play:] [x2] Am G A5 Gsus4 |-0------------------------------|-----------------3--------------| |-1------------------------------|-----------------1--------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2------------------------------| |-0-------x---0---2-------x------|-0-------x---0-----------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| _________________________________ |1. Asus4 | A5 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-----------------0--------------| |-2---------------2--------------|-2---------------0-----------2--| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------0-----------0--| |-0-------x---0-----------x------|-0-------x---0-----------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| [go back, then play: 2.] _________________________________ |2. |--------------------------------| |-----------------0--------------| |-2---------------0-----------2--| |-2---------------0-----------0--| |-0-------x---0-----------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am Asus4 G5 Am7 G5 G |-0---0---0-------0--------------|-3-------0----------------------| |-1---1---1---3---3---3---3------|-1-------1-------3-------0---0--| |-2---2---2---2---0---0---0------|-2-------2-------0-------0---0--| |---------2---2-------0---0------|---------0-------0-------0------| |-0-----------0-----------x------|-0-------x---0------------------| |-----------------3-------x---3--|---------x-------3-----------3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A5 G A5 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------| |-0-------x---0---2-------x------|-0-------x---0---2-------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: Am7 x02010 G 3x0003 Am7 G Am7 G | Am7 G | Am7 G | You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G | Am7 G | Like resignation to the end, always the end Am7 G Am7 G So when we found that we could not make sense Am7 G Am7 G Well, you said that we would still be friends Am7 G Am7 G | Am7 G |* But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over [For *, play:] A5 G A5 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0-------x---------------x------|---------x---------------x------| |---------x---5---3-------x---3--|-5-------x---5---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| CHORUS: Chords: Am7 x02010 F x33211 G 3x0003 Am G F G |-0------------------------------|-1-----------0---0--------------| |-1-----------------------1------|-1-----------0---1--------------| |-2---------------0-h-2---0---2--|-2-----------2---0--------------| |-2-----------------------0------|-3------------------------------| |-0-------x---0------------------|-3-------x---------------x------| |---------x-------3-----------3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G F G But you didn't have to cu______ut me off Am G F G |---------0---0------------------|-1-----------0---0--------------| |-1-------1---1---3---3---3---3--|-1-----------0---1--------------| |-2-------2---2---0---0----------|-2-----------2---0--------------| |-2-------2-------0--------------|-3-----------0------------------| |-0-----------0-----------x------|-3-------x---------------x------| |-----------------3-------x---3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G F G Make out like it never happened and that we were Am G F G |-0------------------------------|-1-----------0---0--------------| |-1-----------------------1------|-1-----------0---1--------------| |-2---------------0-h-2---0---2--|-2-----------2---0--------------| |-2-----------------------0------|-3------------------------------| |-0-------x---0------------------|-3-------x---------------x------| |---------x-------3-----------3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G F G nothing And I don't even need your love Am G F G |-0---0---0---0------------------|--------------------------------| |-1---1---3---1---3-------3------|-1-------0----------------------| |-2-------2---2---0-------2------|-2-------0-------0--------------| |---------2---------------0------|-3-------0-------0--------------| |-0-------x---0------------------|---------x-------2-------x------| |---------x-------3-----------3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G F G But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough Am G F G |-0------------------------------|-1-----------0---0--------------| |-1-----------------------1------|-1-----------0---1--------------| |-2---------------0-h-2---0---2--|-2-----------2---0--------------| |-2-----------------------0------|-3------------------------------| |-0-------x---0------------------|-3-------x---------------x------| |---------x-------3-----------3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| G F G No, you didn't have to stoop so low Am G Fadd9 G |---------0---0------------------|-3--3----3-p-1---1---0----------| |-1-------1---1---3---3---3---3--|-1--1----1-----------0-------3--| |-2-------2---2---0---0----------|-2--2----2-----------0-------0--| |-2-------2-------0--------------|---------3-------------------0--| |-0-------x---0-----------x------|---------x---------------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G F G Have your friends collect your records and then change your Am G F G |-0------------------------------|-1-----------0---0--------------| |-1-----------------------1------|-1-----------3---3--------------| |-2---------------0-h-2---0---2--|-2-----------0---0--------------| |-2-----------------------0------|-3------------------------------| |-0-------x---0------------------|-3-------x---------------x------| |---------x-------3-----------3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G F G number I guess that I don't need that, though Am G F G |-0---0---0---0------------------|--------------------------------| |-1---1---3---1---1-h-3---3------|-3-------1-------1--------------| |-2-------2---2---0---0---0------|-2-------2-------0--------------| |---------2---------------0------|-3-------3-------0--------------| |-0-------x---0------------------|---------x---------------x------| |---------x-------3-----------3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am7 G F G Now you're just somebody that I used to know Am7 G F G |--------------------------------|-0-h-1---3---0------------------| |-1-------1-------3-------3------|---------x-------3-------3------| |-0-------0-------0-------0------|-2-------2---2---0-------0------| |-2-------2-------0-------0------|-3-------3---3---0-------0------| |-0-------x---0-----------x------|---------x---------------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G F G |-0---0---0---0------------------|--------------------------------| |-1---1---3---1---1-h-3---3------|-3-------1-------1--------------| |-2-------2---2---0---0---0------|-2-------2-------0--------------| |---------2---------------0------|-3-------3-------0--------------| |-0-------x---0------------------|---------x---------------x------| |---------x-------3-----------3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am7 G F G Now you're just somebody that I used to know Am7 G F G |--------------------------------|-0-h-1---3---0------------------| |-1-------1-------3-------3------|---------x-------3-------3------| |-0-------0-------0-------0------|-2-------2---2---0-------0------| |-2-------2-------0-------0------|-3-------3---3---0-------0------| |-0-------x---0-----------x------|---------x---------------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|-1-------x---1---3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am G F G |-0---0---0---0------------------|-------------------------5!-----| |-1---1---3---1---1-h-3---3------|-3-------1-------1-------5!-----| |-2-------2---2---0---0---0------|-2-------2-------0-------5!-----| |---------2---------------0------|-3-------3-------0-------5!-----| |-0-------x---0------------------|---------x----------------------| |---------x-------3-----------3--|-1-------x---1---3--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am7 G F G Now you're just somebody that I used to know [play INSTRUMENTAL over:] F6 Fmaj7 G A G |-------------------------5!-----|-0------------------------------| |-3-------1-------1-------5!-----|--------------------------------| |-2-------2-------0-------5!-----|-----------------0--------------| |-3-------3-------0-------5!-----|-----------------0--------------| |---------x----------------------|-0-------x---0---2-------x------| |-1-------x---1---3--------------|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am Gsus4 G5 A5 Gsus2 |-----------------3-----------0--|--------------------------------| |-----------------1--------------|--------------------------------| |-2---------------0--------------|-2---------------2--------------| |-2------------------------------|-2---------------0--------------| |-0-------x---0-----------x------|-0-------x---0-----------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am Gsus4 Gsus2 A Am G |--------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-----------------0--------------|---------1---1---0---0---0------| |-2---------------0-----------2--|---------2---2---0---0---0------| |-2---------------0-----------0--|---------2---2---0---0---0------| |-0-------x---0-----------x------|-0-------x---0-----------x------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|---------x-------3-------x---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: Am7 x02010 G 320033 F x33211 Am7 G Am7 G | Am7 G | Am7 G | Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over Am7 G F G | Am7 G | Am7 G | But had me believing it was always something that I'd done Am7 G F G And I don't wanna live that way Am7 G F G Reading into every word you say Am7 G F G You said that you could let it go Am7 G F G And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know... [repeat CHORUS] Am7 G F G Somebody I used to know Am7 G F G Somebody that I used to know (Now you're just somebody that I used to know) Am7 G F G Somebody that I used to know (Now you're just somebody that I used to know) | Am7 G | | F G | That I used to know | Am7 G | | F G | That I used to know ENDING: Am7 G F G |--------------------------------|-------------------------5!_____| |--------------------------------|-------------------------5!_____| |-2---2--------------------------|-------------------------5!_____| |-3---2-----------0--------------|-3---------------0-------5!_____| |-0-------x---0---2-------x------|-3---------------2--------------| |---------x-------3-------x---3--|-1-------x---1---3--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am7 G F G Somebody____________________________