Going To Bed Now
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G
What do you give someone
Bm Em C
Who's already got one of everything you thought would be the perfect
Em C G C D
Accoutrement to their unnerving temperament?
G C G
Attention
G Bm
What could a lowly peasant being like myself
Em C
Offer a perfect pleasant savior of humanity
Em C G D
The redeemer of us sickly, sinning hillbillies?
G C Asus4 G/B
Attention
C D Em
Just one more resounding stab at all the others
D
You've almost blown your cover
C
But your traps don't stick
D
One more bottle should do the trick
Em D
Discreetly cleansing the remnants of every disdainful quip
C D
You found no escape route
G G/F Em C
But I know you well enough to hate you now
Am/C
It's too bad you haven't figured that out
G - C - D - C
G
What do you call someone
Bm Em C
Who calls you out on DIY ethics you don't embody
Em C G D
As he drains his dad and mommy's monthly data plan?
G C
An asshole
G
With an iPhone
G Bm
I'll admit, I'm in the same boat
Em
Caught between my adolescent safety net
C G
And where the world wants me to be
Asus4
But I never use that as an excuse
Em C
To treat my friends the way that you treat me
Em - Em/Eb - C
Em - D - G - Asus4
D (quick) C5 - D5 - C5 - D5 - C5 - D5 - Eb5 - E5 - F5 - F#5 (etc)
^(this is done quickly just strum fast, while moving your fingers up the neck)
C D Em
Just one more distorted, sad attempt at humor
D C
From the jagged, bleeding tumor in our throat
D Em
Malignance at best, and quick to address yourself
D C
As anything other than what we've learned to expect
D (Dead Strum)
The patron saint of Good God Damn
G G/F Em
I'll kick myself to sleep
C Cm
Before I shake that grimy, dirty, crusted, arrogant hand
G
So please leave my house
How to play Going To Bed Now
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 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.