Penelope Scott - Symbol Manipulation Chords (EASY VERSION)

Verse 1C

all it s

ymbol

manipul

ation

And what e

lse is l

eft to s

ay when
*

** is co

dified and m

ath is f

elt
E

verything's to

uching e

verything e

lse
F

lip a p

attern, f

it it i

n somewhere new
S

ometimes I w

ish that there was
s

omething else I k

new how to d

o
I wanna s

ort right,

I wanna pa

rse good

I wanna scrap it all and move to a new neighborhoodChorus

I always w

ant someone like y

ou
to see how w

ell I studied

I am a pe

rfect girlfriend f

or
someone who d

oesn't know me
W

hat if the th

ing I love to d

o
is not the t

hing I'm good at?

What if I'm n

ot in love at a

ll?
What if I'm just proficient?Interlude

Verse 2C

all it s

ymbol

manipula

tion

What is l

eft to i

nvestig

ate when
A

ll I can

do is lo

ve in t

erms of m

ore
Of the same lo

ves I've alre

ady loved bef

ore

I im

agine that

I'd imp

ress you
If yo

u got to kn

ow me,

I would be the b

est
And y

ou would see the pa

ttern, the m

anic v

ision
The th

ing that made me w

eird when
I was j

ust a k

id, ohChorus

Maybe I won't kn

ow it when I see

it
But I re

ally think I w

ill
Maybe I'm a n

aive little gi

rl but
I wanna

let it kill me

I move the pi

eces on the bo

ard
But I don't kn

ow where I'm supposed to g

o
I want the so

ul behind the sy

mbol to manipulate meInterlude

Verse 3C

all it

symbol

manipul

ation
C

all it p

ushing fo

od around your pl

ate again
C

all me a ge

nius, c

all it f

ate
C

all me on the p

hone and a

sk me on a d

ate, o

h
I don't k

now why

I really l

ove
When he lo

oks at

me, I s

ee through h

is eyes
It's no

t his f

ault, it's

not mine e

ither
My pre

cious con

sciousness fr

actures in the a

etherChorus

I always wa

nt someone like h

im to see
how w

ell I st

udied

I am a pe

rfect mirror i

mage of some

one who l

oves me
May

be I do

n't want him, I w

anna do the
t

hing that h

e does
M

aybe I do

n't love what I

do,
I just want him to love itBridge

I want conn

ection
That b

lows my world a

part for the better

I want a f

eeling that destr

oys
me and puts me b

ack together

I wanna

be so in love t

hat it makes me s

ound crazy
B

ut I d

on't know w

hat I want
Oh baby, maybe
C

all it symbol

manipulation
(I want connection,
that blows my world apart for the better)

And what else is l

eft to say when

*** is bureaucracy

and code is god
(I want a feeling that
destroys me and puts me back together)

How do I ask for what

I really want?
E

verything touches e

verything else
(I wanna be so in l

ove that it makes me sound crazy)
W

e could untie the top

ography of hell
(But I don't know what I want)

One two, three, four!

Outro

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ChordsWorld Overview:

You’ll find lots of easy open chords here like G, Em, Am, C, and D, which are great for beginners. Watch out for the barre chords B, F#, and B7—they can be tricky, so take your time getting those shapes clean. Practice transitioning between open and barre chords smoothly. Try using a capo if you want to avoid some barre shapes. Have fun!

Verse 1: G, Em, Am, D, B, C

Chorus: C, G, B, Em, D

Interlude: G, Em, Am, D, B, C

Verse 2: G, Em, Am, D, B, C

Verse 3: G, Em, Am, D, B, C, E

Bridge: C, F#, B7, Em, G

Outro: C, F#, B7, Em, G

Strumming Pattern: D D D D D D D

Guitar Tuning: EADGBe

Ukulele Tuning: GCEA

Song Metadata

Cover Art: Penelope Scott - Symbol Manipulation Chords cover art

Artist: Penelope Scott

Song: Symbol Manipulation

Album: Symbol Manipulation

Release Date: September 6, 2026

Time Signature: 4/4

Mode: Major Scale