The Opposite Chords by The Smile

[Intro]

Em Bm C Am
Em Bm C Am
Em Bm C Am
Em Bm
 
 
[Verse]

  C             Am     
What will now become

            Em         Bm
(will now become of us?)

       C              
The straw is coming

       Am            Em       Bm
(the straw is coming out of us)

         C             
It goes back and forth, 

 Am            Em         Bm
followed by a question mark

 C              
Lit up like a
  Am            Em        Bm C Am
(lit up like a firework)

 
 
[Interlude]

Em
Em Bm
 
 
[Verse]

 C               Am  
Can we have the next 

              Em    Bm
Contestant, please?

         C         
In this logical

  Am        Em    Bm
(logical absurdity)

       C              
While quitting unex...

  Am          Em      Bm
(quitting unexpectedly)

C             Am  Em Bm
Opposites attract

   C                Am     
In ash and dust and pockets 

        Em        Bm  C  Am
full of emptiness
 
 
[Interlude]

Em
 
 
[Bridge]

A/E               Em
   He doesn't mean anything

               Edim
He doesn't mean anything

               Fdim/E
He doesn't mean anything

               Edim      
He doesn't mean anything,  
               Em  Bm
anything at all
 
 
[Verse]

C                   
Objects caught in

  Am                 Em      Bm
(caught in rear-view mirrors)

C                 Am     
Sometimes, can appear too 

               Em    Bm
close...(too close)

    C             
Go back and forth, 

 Am            Em         Bm
followed by a question mark

C            Am   
Opposites attract, 

               Em        Bm
opposites can work it out

 C              
Lit up like a

  Am             Em     Bm
(lit up like a firework)

    C         Am   
Predictably enough, 
                Em
happens to the best of us
 
 
[Outro]

Em

ℹ️ About This Song

On the 13th of May 2022, the track was released. The track was written by Thom Yorke, Tom Skinner, Nigel Godrich & Jonny Greenwood.

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: Em
• Chords: Em, Bm, C, Am, A/E, Edim, Fdim/E
• BPM: 97
• Suggested Strumming: DU DU DU DU
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: The Opposite
• Artist: The Smile
• Written by Thom Yorke, Tom Skinner, Nigel Godrich & Jonny Greenwood
• Produced by Nigel Godrich
• Album: A Light for Attracting Attention
• Released Date: 13 May 2022