Basic Being Basic
Learn how to play Basic Being Basic by Djo with a complete chord chart, highlighted chords and a layout optimized for mobile.
Db5 F Gb
Get food, barely eat
Db5 F Gb
Every bite just kept me glued to my seat
Db5 F Gb
I worried, even cried
Bbm
How'd it feel to take the
C5 Db5
Light from my life?
Db F Gb
Bad habit, even worse
Db F Gb
50/50, I'm a sucker for looks
Db F Gb
Asked for it, here it is
Bbm C5 Db5
A quick example 'cause you wanted the hits
[Refrão]
Db5 F Gb Db5
I think you're scared of being basic
F
Thats ironic 'cause it's reading
Gb Db5 F Gb
Like you're even more basic
Bbm C5 Db5
It's not funny, it's so funny
Db F Gb
'Cause you're basic
Db F
Just looking hot and keeping monotone
Gb Db
And understated nothingness
Wont change it
F Gb
(Good luck with that, good luck with what?)
Bbm C5 Db5
Its not funny, but it's so funny
Db5
I dont want your money, I don't care for fame
Db5
I don't wanna live a life where
Gb Gb
That's my big exchange
Db5
I want simple pleasures
F Gb
Friends who have my back
Bb5
Everyone has secrets, but not
C Db5
Everyone can fool a man like that
Db5
It sent me reeling
F Gb
Still not the same
Db5
Its like my capacity
F Gb
To love and give has changed
Db5
I guess I'll thank you
F Gb
And spite your name again
Bbm
The past's the past, and I'll outlast
C Db5
The hate to find real love that's not pretend
[Refrão]
Db5 F Gb Db5
I think you're scared of being basic
F
Thats ironic 'cause it's reading
Gb Db5 F Gb
Like you're even more basic
Bbm C5 Db5
It's not funny, it's so funny
Db F Gb
'Cause you're basic
Db F
Just looking hot and keeping monotone
Gb Db
And understated nothingness
How basic (Sell me on it)
Shuffle numbers, pointing fingers
Ditching chats in different apps
That's basic (Haha)
It's not funny, it's so funny
That's just basic being basic (Basically)
You said he looked just like a girl
So you like girls, guess I'll take it
Yeah, that's funny
You're so funny (Ha-ha-ha-ha)
Db5
Change your body, change your face
F Gb
Curl your hair then make it straight
Db5
Take a picture of your plate
F Gb
Tarantino movie taste
Db5
Rah-rah, cheugy-phobe
F Gb
Vera Bradley's back in Vogue
Bm
It's a flash photograph
Final:
F Gb
What an empty epitaph that is
Db5
(That's basic)
F Gb
What an empty epitaph that is
Db5
(That's basic)
F Gb
What an empty epitaph
Db5
(That's just basic being basic)
F Gb Bm
Yeah, my tight five might get a laugh as is
C Db5
If that's funny, I'm not funny
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How to play Basic Being Basic
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Db5. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.