Basket Case
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Capo 1
G D
Do you have the time
Em Bm
To listen to me whine
C G D
About nothing and everything all at once
G D
I am one of those
Em Bm
Melodramatic fools
C G D
Neurotic to the bone no doubt about it
C D G
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
C D G
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
C D
It all keeps adding up
G F Em
I think I'm crackin up
C D
Am I just paranoid?
G D Em D
Am I just stoned
G D Em D
G D
I went to a shrink
Em Bm
To analyze my dreams
C G D
She says it's lack of sex that's bringing me down
G D
I went to a whore
Em Bm
She said my life's a bore
C G D
So quit my whining cause it's bringing her down
C D G
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
C D G
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
C D
It all keeps adding up
G F Em
I think I'm crackin up
C D
Am I just paranoid?
G D Em D
Ah yah yah yah
G D Em D
G D Em D
G D Em D
C D
Grasping to control
G D Em Bm C G D
So I better hold on
G D Em Bm C G D
C D G
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
C D G
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
C D
It all keeps adding up
G F Em
I think I'm crackin up
C D
Am I just paranoid?
G Bm C G D
Am I just stoned
G Em C G D
G Em C G D
G Em C G D
C G D
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Corrected Version by luckyluki (eugenekrabs@krossekrabbe.com)
How to play Basket Case
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.