I like to play the picked intro with a barred A minor chord with a tab that looks something like this: e|----5------------------------5-------------------| B|----------5------5-----------------5-----5-------| G|------5----------------5-------5-------------5---| D|------------7------7----------------7-----7------| A|------------------------7------------------------| E|-5---------------------------------------------5-| [Intro - To replicate the sound of the violin pluck the chords' root note followed by the e and B stings] E Am Dm Am Dm C G C E [Verse - Pluck chords' root note followed by e and B strings] Am Dm Am Used to have just one foot out the door Dm C Yeah, I always wanted more G C I always was the one E You thought would never marry Am Dm Am Used to be willfully obtuse Dm C (or is the word abstruse?) G C Semantics like a noose E Get out your dictionaries [Pre-Chorus - start Strumming Here] Dm I'm gonna cut to the quick E Dm This is all non-fiction Words you beat with a stick E E7 These are my true convictions [Chorus] Am Dm So tell me, are you serious? C G Are you serious? C G C Cause every night of your life E You'll fight for it Am Dm So mysterious C G How imperious! C G But are you serious B E When it really comes down to it? [Solo - strum triplets of each chord} Am Am C C x2 [Repeat Intro] Am Dm Am Dm C G C E Am Dm Am I see that you're down there and I'm up here Dm C Your boyfriend's gone to get a beer G C E Leaving us crystal clear lines of communications Am Dm Am Promise me you won't avert your eyes Dm C I drop my third-person in disguise G C You know it's time to do or die E No useless explanations Pre-Chorus - start Strumming Here] Dm E I'm gonna cut to the quick Dm This is all non-fiction E Words you beat with a stick E7 These are my true convictions [Chorus] Am Dm So tell me, are you serious? C G Are you serious? C G C Cause every night of your life E You'll fight for it Am Dm So mysterious C G How imperious! C G But are you serious B E When it really comes down to it? [Outro] Am Dm G C F B Am Dm G C F B E Am Dm Am Dm C G C E [Fade Out] Am Dm Are you serious? C G Are you serious? C G C Cause every night of your life C E You'll fight for it