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Avril Lavigne - Innocence Chords

Chord reference Am, F, G, B, A, C#m, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]Waking up I see [F]that everything is ok The [Am]first time in [F]my life and now it’s so great [Am]Slowing down I look [F]around and I am so amazed I [Am]think about [F]the little things that make [G]life great I wouldn’t change a [F]thing about it, [B]this is the best [A]feeling [B] [C#m]

[Am]This [F]innocence is [C]brilliant, I [G]hope that it will [Am]stay This [F]moment is [C]perfect, [G]please don’t go [Am]away, I [F]need you [C]now [G] And I’ll [F]hold on to it, [G]don’t you let it pass you [Am]by

[Am]I found a place [F]so safe, not a single tear [Am]The first time in [F]my life and now it’s so clear [Am]Feel calm I [F]belong, I’m so happy here [Am]It’s so strong and now [F]I let myself be [G]sincere I wouldn’t change [F]a thing about it, [B]this is the best [A]feeling [B] [C#m]

[Am]This [F]innocence is [C]brilliant, I [G]hope that it will [Am]stay This [F]moment is [C]perfect, [G]please don’t go [Am]away, I [F]need you [C]now [G] And I’ll [F]hold on to it, [G]don’t you let it pass you [F]by

[F]It’s the state of bliss you [C]think you’re dreaming [G] It’s the happiness [Am]inside that you’re feeling [F] It’s so beautiful it [C]makes you wanna [G]cry

[F]It’s the state of bliss you [C]think you’re dreaming [G] It’s the happiness [Am]inside that you’re feeling [F] It’s so beautiful it [C]makes you wanna [G]cry [G]It’s so beautiful it makes you want [Am]to cry

[Am]This [F]innocence is [C]brilliant, I [G]hope that it will [Am]stay [Am]This [F]innocence is [C]brilliance,[G]please don’t go [Am]away ‘Cause I [F]need you [C]now [G]and I’ll [F]hold on to it, [G]don’t you let it pass you [Am]by

[Am]This [F]innocence is [C]brilliant, I [G]hope that It will[Am]stay (It’s so beautiful, it’s so beautiful) This [F]moment is [C]perfect, [G]please don’t go a[Am]way, I [F]need you [C]now [G](It makes you wanna cry) And I’ll [F]hold on to it, [G]don’t you let it pass you [Am]by

Artist Avril Lavigne
Album The Best Damn Thing
Genres Pop, Rock
Year 2007
Key Am

How to Play Innocence on Guitar?

Avril Lavigne - Innocence can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, G, B, A, C#m, C chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Innocence with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.