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Penny
Idina Menzel
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Hello Idina fans! 'Penny' is as easy as it sounds. Your pinky and ring fingers stay
on the high e and b strings though the entire song.
Penny by Idina Menzel
Standard Tuning
Capo 5
G Em7 Cadd9 Dsus4 A7sus4
e|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
B|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|-0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----|
D|-0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----|
A|-2-----2-----3-----0-----0-----|
E|-3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----|
VERSES
G - Em7 x4
Cadd9 - A7sus4
CHORUS
G - Cadd9 x3
Em7 - Dsus4
BRIDGE
Em7 - Cadd9
Em7 - Dsus4
VERSE 1
G Em7
Don't know much about practicing what I preach
G Em7
Don't know how to be envious without jealousy
G Em7
Don't know how to hold my temper when I have to get in the last word
G Em7
Don't know how to speak softly and still be heard
Cadd9 A7sus4
But before I lose everything and everyone who loves me
CHORUS
G Cadd9
God if you're listening would you have a message sent
G Cadd9
Cause I need to be a better lover brother and a friend
G Cadd9
God if you're listening would you come up with some change
Em7 Dsus4
Cause I wake up every morning with a penny to my name
VERSE 2
G Em7
Don't know much about love cause I get the same crap from every guy
G Em7
Don't know how to see the grass being greener on my side
G Em7
Don't know much about wisdom without being jaded
G Em7
Don't know how to take criticism without feeling hated
Cadd9 Dsus4
But before I lose everything and everyone who loves me
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Em7 Cadd9
Whoa man I'm everything I said I wouldn't be
Em7 Dsus4
Standing here with nothing will you help me
VERSE 3
G Em7
Don't know how to tell a joke without putting my foot in my mouth
G Em7
Don't know how to be intimate if I don't have a crowd
G Em7
Don't know how to be hopeful what if they let me down
Cadd9 A7sus4
I don't know how to keep myself from hurting everyone
CHORUS x2