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Heroes
IIV
Heroes
by David Bowie
Walk On By
IV7add4I
Walk On By
by Dionne Warwick
Billie Jean
iii42
Billie Jean
by Michael Jackson
Midnight Train to Georgia
Iiii43ii64V
Midnight Train to Georgia
by Gladys Knight and the Pips
Be Her
ii7vi7I7vi7
Be Her
by Ella Langley
Daisies
IV64V7IV64viV7IV64
Daisies
by Justin Bieber
Respect
V7IV7
Respect
by Aretha Franklin
Like A Rolling Stone
IIVV
Like A Rolling Stone
by Bob Dylan
Pink Pony Club
IiiviIV
Pink Pony Club
by Chappell Roan
London Calling
iIIIVII
London Calling
by The Clash
Summertime Sadness
VIiVIIiv
Summertime Sadness
by Lana Del Rey
Be My Baby
IviIVV7
Be My Baby
by The Ronettes
Espresso
iv7v7i7
Espresso
by Sabrina Carpenter
Stand By Me
IviIVV
Stand By Me
by Ben E King
Back to Friends
IV7ii9Ivi
Back to Friends
by Sombr
WHERE IS MY HUSBAND
iIIIIV
WHERE IS MY HUSBAND
by RAYE
Iris
viVadd4IV
Iris
by Goo Goo Dolls
Freedom 90
IVIIIV
Freedom 90
by George Michael
Superstition
V7VI9(b5)V7IV11V(#5)i7
Superstition
by Stevie Wonder
Love Will Tear Us Apart
I6sus2viV
Love Will Tear Us Apart
by Joy Division
Every Breath You Take
IVadd9vi°43add6Iadd9V9/VIadd9vi9
Every Breath You Take
by The Police
Birds Of A Feather
Ivi7ii7V
Birds Of A Feather
by Billie Eilish
Running Up That Hill
VIadd9VIIi7
Running Up That Hill
by Kate Bush
Get Ur Freak On
iII64
Get Ur Freak On
by Missy Elliott
Smells Like Teen Spirit
isus4IVIIIsus4VI
Smells Like Teen Spirit
by Nirvana
Light My Fire
IVVI
Light My Fire
by The Doors
Lose Yourself
iVIVII
Lose Yourself
by Eminem
Waterloo Sunset
IV65IV6
Waterloo Sunset
by The Kinks
Kids
viIVIV6
Kids
by MGMT
As It Was
IVadd6iiVadd6I7
As It Was
by Harry Styles
Man I Need
I6IV
Man I Need
by Olivia Dean
I Had Some Help
IVIviV
I Had Some Help
by Post Malone and Morgan Wallen
Crazy In Love Ft Jay-Z
VIIV7
Crazy In Love Ft Jay-Z
by Beyonce
Fast Car
IVIviVIVvi
Fast Car
by Tracy Chapman
Ring of Fire
V7IVI
Ring of Fire
by Johnny Cash
Jolene
iIIIVIIiVII
Jolene
by Dolly Parton
Born To Run
IIVV7sus4
Born To Run
by Bruce Springsteen
Golden
IVVIV6vi
Golden
by HUNTRIX
Good As Hell
IIIVII6i7
Good As Hell
by Lizzo
Blue Monday
IIIVIIiIV42III7sus2i6
Blue Monday
by New Order
Dreams
VI7i42add6
Dreams
by Fleetwood Mac
Hey Ya
IIVVvi
Hey Ya
by Outkast
Abracadabra
ivIVIII
Abracadabra
by Lady Gaga
God Only Knows
IVI6ii7I
God Only Knows
by The Beach Boys
Choosin' Texas
ii65IiiVIV7vi
Choosin' Texas
by Ella Langley
No Woman No Cry
IV6viIVIIV
No Woman No Cry
by Bob Marley
So Easy (To Fall in Love)
ii7V7vi7V65/ii
So Easy (To Fall in Love)
by Olivia Dean
Someone Like You
IVviIV
Someone Like You
by Adele
Crazy
iIII7VI7Vsus4
Crazy
by Gnarls Barkley
Dracula
i7v64VIv7VIi7
Dracula
by Tame Impala
Ordinary
iiI
Ordinary
by Alex Warren
One
IviIV
One
by U2
drop dead
IIVV
drop dead
by Olivia Rodrigo
Gimme Shelter
IVIIVIIIIVIIII
Gimme Shelter
by The Rolling Stones
Strawberry Fields Forever
Iv7vi7IVvi7IV
Strawberry Fields Forever
by The Beatles
Hotel California
VIIIIV7iii°11i6
Hotel California
by Eagles
I Just Might
ii7III7iii7ii7iii7ii7
I Just Might
by Bruno Mars
Imagine
IVvi64ii7IV64VI64
Imagine
by John Lennon
What's Going On
I7vi7
What's Going On
by Marvin Gaye
Die With A Smile (with Bruno Mars)
v/iviv7VI42VII11VIv7
Die With A Smile (with Bruno Mars)
by Lady Gaga
Sweater Weather
VIiviIII
Sweater Weather
by The Neighbourhood
DtMF
IVIIViiIvi
DtMF
by Bad Bunny
End of Beginning
IV7IVIV7viV
End of Beginning
by Djo
Le Freak
VIIiIVIIIiIV
Le Freak
by CHIC
Bridge over Troubled Water
IVV42vii°/Vvi42I64V7sus4/ii
Bridge over Troubled Water
by Simon and Garfunkel
I Will Always Love You
IviIVV
I Will Always Love You
by Whitney Houston
Apt (with Bruno Mars)
iVII
Apt (with Bruno Mars)
by Rose
A Change Is Gonna Come
Iadd9ii6IV64viI64IV7
A Change Is Gonna Come
by Sam Cooke
Purple Rain
Iadd9vi7sus4VIVadd9
Purple Rain
by Prince
Folded
IV7iii7ii7IV7vi7ii7
Folded
by Kehlani
Bohemian Rhapsody
IV6viiiII(#5)IV64
Bohemian Rhapsody
by Queen
I Can't Love You Anymore (with Morgan Wallen)
iVIIVI7VIIiVI7
I Can't Love You Anymore (with Morgan Wallen)
by Ella Langley
Stick Season
IVviIV
Stick Season
by Noah Kahan
Levitating (ft DaBaby)
i7v7iv7
Levitating (ft DaBaby)
by Dua Lipa
September
ii7V7iii7vi7
September
by Earth Wind and Fire
Purple Haze
I7(#9)IIIIV
Purple Haze
by Jimi Hendrix
Viva La Vida
VI7VII7sus4IIIi11
Viva La Vida
by Coldplay
Royals
IVIIIV
Royals
by Lorde
Heroes
IIV
Heroes
by David Bowie
Walk On By
IV7add4I
Walk On By
by Dionne Warwick
Billie Jean
iii42
Billie Jean
by Michael Jackson
Midnight Train to Georgia
Iiii43ii64V
Midnight Train to Georgia
by Gladys Knight and the Pips
Be Her
ii7vi7I7vi7
Be Her
by Ella Langley
Daisies
IV64V7IV64viV7IV64
Daisies
by Justin Bieber
Respect
V7IV7
Respect
by Aretha Franklin
Like A Rolling Stone
IIVV
Like A Rolling Stone
by Bob Dylan
Pink Pony Club
IiiviIV
Pink Pony Club
by Chappell Roan
London Calling
iIIIVII
London Calling
by The Clash
Summertime Sadness
VIiVIIiv
Summertime Sadness
by Lana Del Rey
Be My Baby
IviIVV7
Be My Baby
by The Ronettes
Espresso
iv7v7i7
Espresso
by Sabrina Carpenter
Stand By Me
IviIVV
Stand By Me
by Ben E King
Back to Friends
IV7ii9Ivi
Back to Friends
by Sombr
WHERE IS MY HUSBAND
iIIIIV
WHERE IS MY HUSBAND
by RAYE
Iris
viVadd4IV
Iris
by Goo Goo Dolls
Freedom 90
IVIIIV
Freedom 90
by George Michael
Superstition
V7VI9(b5)V7IV11V(#5)i7
Superstition
by Stevie Wonder
Love Will Tear Us Apart
I6sus2viV
Love Will Tear Us Apart
by Joy Division
Every Breath You Take
IVadd9vi°43add6Iadd9V9/VIadd9vi9
Every Breath You Take
by The Police
Birds Of A Feather
Ivi7ii7V
Birds Of A Feather
by Billie Eilish
Running Up That Hill
VIadd9VIIi7
Running Up That Hill
by Kate Bush
Get Ur Freak On
iII64
Get Ur Freak On
by Missy Elliott
Smells Like Teen Spirit
isus4IVIIIsus4VI
Smells Like Teen Spirit
by Nirvana
Light My Fire
IVVI
Light My Fire
by The Doors
Lose Yourself
iVIVII
Lose Yourself
by Eminem
Waterloo Sunset
IV65IV6
Waterloo Sunset
by The Kinks
Kids
viIVIV6
Kids
by MGMT
As It Was
IVadd6iiVadd6I7
As It Was
by Harry Styles
Man I Need
I6IV
Man I Need
by Olivia Dean
I Had Some Help
IVIviV
I Had Some Help
by Post Malone and Morgan Wallen
Crazy In Love Ft Jay-Z
VIIV7
Crazy In Love Ft Jay-Z
by Beyonce
Fast Car
IVIviVIVvi
Fast Car
by Tracy Chapman
Ring of Fire
V7IVI
Ring of Fire
by Johnny Cash
Jolene
iIIIVIIiVII
Jolene
by Dolly Parton
Born To Run
IIVV7sus4
Born To Run
by Bruce Springsteen
Golden
IVVIV6vi
Golden
by HUNTRIX
Good As Hell
IIIVII6i7
Good As Hell
by Lizzo
Blue Monday
IIIVIIiIV42III7sus2i6
Blue Monday
by New Order
Dreams
VI7i42add6
Dreams
by Fleetwood Mac
Hey Ya
IIVVvi
Hey Ya
by Outkast
Abracadabra
ivIVIII
Abracadabra
by Lady Gaga
God Only Knows
IVI6ii7I
God Only Knows
by The Beach Boys
Choosin' Texas
ii65IiiVIV7vi
Choosin' Texas
by Ella Langley
No Woman No Cry
IV6viIVIIV
No Woman No Cry
by Bob Marley
So Easy (To Fall in Love)
ii7V7vi7V65/ii
So Easy (To Fall in Love)
by Olivia Dean
Someone Like You
IVviIV
Someone Like You
by Adele
Crazy
iIII7VI7Vsus4
Crazy
by Gnarls Barkley
Dracula
i7v64VIv7VIi7
Dracula
by Tame Impala
Ordinary
iiI
Ordinary
by Alex Warren
One
IviIV
One
by U2
drop dead
IIVV
drop dead
by Olivia Rodrigo
Gimme Shelter
IVIIVIIIIVIIII
Gimme Shelter
by The Rolling Stones
Strawberry Fields Forever
Iv7vi7IVvi7IV
Strawberry Fields Forever
by The Beatles
Hotel California
VIIIIV7iii°11i6
Hotel California
by Eagles
I Just Might
ii7III7iii7ii7iii7ii7
I Just Might
by Bruno Mars
Imagine
IVvi64ii7IV64VI64
Imagine
by John Lennon
What's Going On
I7vi7
What's Going On
by Marvin Gaye
Die With A Smile (with Bruno Mars)
v/iviv7VI42VII11VIv7
Die With A Smile (with Bruno Mars)
by Lady Gaga
Sweater Weather
VIiviIII
Sweater Weather
by The Neighbourhood
DtMF
IVIIViiIvi
DtMF
by Bad Bunny
End of Beginning
IV7IVIV7viV
End of Beginning
by Djo
Le Freak
VIIiIVIIIiIV
Le Freak
by CHIC
Bridge over Troubled Water
IVV42vii°/Vvi42I64V7sus4/ii
Bridge over Troubled Water
by Simon and Garfunkel
I Will Always Love You
IviIVV
I Will Always Love You
by Whitney Houston
Apt (with Bruno Mars)
iVII
Apt (with Bruno Mars)
by Rose
A Change Is Gonna Come
Iadd9ii6IV64viI64IV7
A Change Is Gonna Come
by Sam Cooke
Purple Rain
Iadd9vi7sus4VIVadd9
Purple Rain
by Prince
Folded
IV7iii7ii7IV7vi7ii7
Folded
by Kehlani
Bohemian Rhapsody
IV6viiiII(#5)IV64
Bohemian Rhapsody
by Queen
I Can't Love You Anymore (with Morgan Wallen)
iVIIVI7VIIiVI7
I Can't Love You Anymore (with Morgan Wallen)
by Ella Langley
Stick Season
IVviIV
Stick Season
by Noah Kahan
Levitating (ft DaBaby)
i7v7iv7
Levitating (ft DaBaby)
by Dua Lipa
September
ii7V7iii7vi7
September
by Earth Wind and Fire
Purple Haze
I7(#9)IIIIV
Purple Haze
by Jimi Hendrix
Viva La Vida
VI7VII7sus4IIIi11
Viva La Vida
by Coldplay
Royals
IVIIIV
Royals
by Lorde

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