Shawn Mendes - Aftertaste
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Arranged key: A minor (A B C D E F G A)
Original key: A# minor (A# B# C# D# E# F# G# A#), either put a capo on the first fret or transpose to +1
Tempo: 84 bpm
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
[Verse 1]
Am F C
Re-rewind Friday night, never forget it, how you let me go
Am F C
No more lies I'll be fine, know where I'm headed, probably should've known
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Am F C
And now you're gonna say pretty, please forgive me
Am F G
Fool me once, told you twice gonna regret it, now you're all alone yeah
[Chorus 1]
Am G F C
Turns out that no one can replace me
Am G F C
I'm permanent, you can't erase me
Am G F C
I'll help you remember me, one more kiss is all it takes
Am G F C
I'll leave you with the memory, and the aftertaste
[Verse 2]
Am F C
Close your eyes, you can't hide, try to forget me, but I'm everywhere
Am F C
I'm the smell on your sheets you weren't ready, when you left me there
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Am F C
And now you're gonna say pretty, please forgive me, yeah
Am F G
Bet it hurts, it gets worse, you know nobody, said it would be fair oh
[Chorus 2]
Am G F C
Turns out that no one can replace me
Am G F C
I'm permanent, you can't erase me
Am G F C
I'll help you remember me, one more kiss is all it takes
Am G F C
I'll leave you with the memory, and the aftertaste
[Bridge]
Dm Am G Dm Am G
Now there's something in your way, cause you threw it all to waste
Dm Am G
And you wonder if you could take back what you did that day, and it hurts cause
[Chorus 3]
Am G F C
Turns out that no one can replace me
Am G F C
I'm permanent, you can't erase me
Am G F C
I'll help you remember me, one more kiss is all it takes
Am G F C
I'll leave you with the memory, and the aftertaste
[Chorus 4]
F C
Truth is that no one can replace me
Am G F C
I'm permanent, you can't erase me
Am G F C
I'll help you remember me, one more kiss is all it takes
Am G F C Am G
I'll leave you with the memory, and the aftertaste
F C
And the aftertaste
Chords:
Am (X 0 2 2 1 0)
F (1 3 3 2 1 1) or Fmaj7/C as he plays live (X 3 3 2 1 0)
C (X 3 2 0 1 0)
G (3 2 0 0 3 3)
Dm (X X 0 2 3 1)
Chords in A# minor:
A#m (X 1 3 3 2 1) or (6 8 8 6 6 6) or simplify with (X X X 3 2 1)
F# (2 4 4 3 2 2) or simplify with (X X X 3 2 2)
C# (X 4 6 6 6 4) or (9 11 11 10 9 9)
G# (4 6 6 5 4 4) or simplify with (X X X 5 4 4)
D#m (X 6 8 8 7 6) or simplify with (X X X 8 7 6)
Clarification:
Chordname (E A D G B E)
X = Don't play / Muffle
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//Robert