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Shes Lost Control by Joy Division - Guitar Chords

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Version 1
            - To sing with a standalone guitar, including guitar and bass elements.
- Recordings: Peel Session in February 1979, Unknown Pleasures in June 1979, 12” Atmosphere in August 1980 
(also in Substance and Heart and Soul). I used the Unknown Pleasures version, and added at the end the 
additional verse of the 12” version (note there is some minor lyrics differences in other verses).
- If you manage to sing while playing the main riff, do it in verse 1 and the additional verse.
- Chords can be seen in this 1979 performance: http://-.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02rn39z
- Hooky was playing the riffs on its bass starting from the 19th fret on the G string and continuously playing
the open D string. With a guitar you can do the same starting from the 7th fret on G string. But starting
from the 12h fret of the D string sounds better with a guitar, even if you lose the open string.

[Chords]
G 355433   A 577655  Bb 688766  C 8-10-10-988  D 10-12-12-11-10-10

[Intro]
(Drums)
(Riff 1)
e||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-12–-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-12-10-8--8-8-8-10--10-10-10-10-10-8-10-8-5--5-5-|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|    x2
E||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1] 0:30
    G            A                 Bb 
Confusion in her eyes that says it all
 C                D
She's lost control
            G              A             Bb
And she's clinging to the nearest passer by
 C                A
She's lost control
         G             A              Bb
And she gave away the secrets of her past
          C              D
And said "I've lost control again"
     G               A                Bb
And of a voice that told her when and where to act
          C              A
She said "I've lost control again"

[Instrumental] 0:57
(Riff 2)
e||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-8-8-10--10-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G  A  Bb  C  D
G  A  Bb  C  A

[Verse 2] 1:16
         G                 A              Bb
And she turned around and took me by the hand
     C                  D
And said "I've lost control again"
        G                A          Bb
And how I'll never know just why or understand
     C                  A
She said "I've lost control again"
           G          A              Bb
And she screamed out kicking on her side
     C                  D
And said "I've lost control again"

           G           A                    Bb 
And seized up on the floor, I thought she'd died
     C                  A
She said "I've lost control"
G              A      Bb
She's lost control again
C                D
  She's lost control
G              A      Bb
She's lost control again
C                A
  She's lost control

[Instrumental] 1:56
G  A  Bb  C  D
G  A  Bb  C  A
G  A  Bb  C  D
G  A  Bb  C  A
(Riff 1) x2

[Verse 3] 2:36
           G             A                Bb
And I had to phone her friend to state my case
     C                  D
And say "She's lost control again"
          G                  A           Bb
And she showed up all the errors and mistakes
     C                  A
And said "I've lost control again"
            G                 A              Bb
And she expressed herself in many different ways
   C               D
Until she lost control again
     G              A             Bb
And walked upon the edge of no escape
      C                    A
And laughed "I've lost control"
G              A      Bb
She's lost control again
C                D
  She's lost control
G              A      Bb
She's lost control again
C                A
  She's lost control

[Outro] 3:16
G  A  Bb  C  D
G  A  Bb  C  A
G  A  Bb  C  D
G  A  Bb  C  A
G  A  Bb  C  D
G  A  Bb  C  A

[Additional verse (long version)] 4:02
G  A  Bb  C  D
G  A  Bb  C  A

         G             A               Bb  
I could live a little better with the myths and the lies
          C                          D
When the darkness broke in, I just broke down and cried
         G            A           Bb
I could live a little in a wider line
           C        A
When the change is gone,
G        A        Bb
When the urge is gone
    C       D
To lose control...

G  A  Bb  C  A
G  A  Bb  C  D                    
             When the urge is gone
G  A  Bb  C  A
(fading)
G  A  Bb  C  D
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