Deer Head
View chords used in this chart
Em7: 020000
Am7: 040000
[Verse 1]
A C
Dad brought the rock
Em C Em C
down on its head, down on its head
Am A
Bm Am Em G
Splitting its skull, deer skull
Em G
open in half
A
Open
[Chorus]
C G Am A
And the blood shone like VHS tape out of its brain and severed leg
C G A Em
It was the right thing to do
[Verse 2]
Em A Em G
Brought down that brick just like my daddy showed me
Em G A Am
Said now there's a quiet in you
Em A Em G
Came with the harmers, a weird sad place
Em G A Am
Where now I find a quiet in me too
[Chorus]
C G A
Oh lay me down on my childhood bed, thoroughly wild and without regret
C G A
Understood pain was just thing our daddies knew
[Solo]
C G Am A x2
[Bridge/Outro]
Cmaj7 Am7
And if purity were quantified divide it in half each year you're alive
E Am7
And I was happier before
Cmaj7 C
Am
Happier before
Em Em7
Am7 Am7 A
Happier before
Cmaj7 C A Am
Happier, happier
Em Em7 Am7 Am
Happier, happier
Cmaj7 C
A Am
Em Em7
Am7 Am
x2
How to play Deer Head
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em7. 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.