Haircut
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Intro
Em D/F# G C Em D/F# C D/F#
Em D/F# G C Em D/F# C D/F#
[Verso 1]
D/F# Em D/F#
Storm took the phone lines down
D/F# G C
And now your ride can't call
C G D/F# C
And you're bouncing off the walls
C Em D/F#
I stretched my arms real wide
D/F# G C
Tried to break your fall
C Em D/F# C D/F#
But you got up, mad as hell and told me that I had it all
D/F# Em D/F#
I tried to heal your wounds
D/F# G C
Just to say I helped
C Em D/F# C D/F#
Just to say that some small fame ain't made me someone else
D/F# Em D/F#
It ain't a high road now
D/F# G C
Just uneven ground
C Em D/F# C D/F#
And I ain't even around to slow your speeding down
[Pré-Refrão]
D/F# Em D/F#
You told me, "If a lie turned true
D/F# G C
A lie it would still be
C Em D/F# C D/F#
You ain't a goddamn hero now 'cause you cry on live TV"
[Refrão]
N.C. C
But at least I got a soul still
C G
Even if im in a bad place
G B7
Even if I'm eating fast food
B7 Em D/F#
Sleeping at my dad's place
D/F# C
I'm happy for your haircut
C G
I'm glad you got your act cleaned
G B7
You're showing up like bad news
B7 Em
And leaving like a bad dream
D/F# C
Help me if it helps you sleep
[Verso 2]
N.C. Em D/F#
Don't need your cosign now
D/F# G C
Oh, we get along just fine
C Em D/F# C D/F#
For two hundred years, we laid bricks in the dirt, for the soil and the compromise
D/F# Em D/F#
You grew your hair out long
D/F# G C
Now you think you're Jesus Christ
C Em D/F# C D/F#
There ain't nobody mistaking your guilt for some great sacrifice
D/F# Em D/F#
You were born into New Hampshire's face
D/F# G C
Left us for the New York Times
C Em D/F# C D/F#
Now you shuffle around like a ghost telling people how you died
[Pré-Refrão]
D/F# Em D/F#
Told me, "if a lie turned true
D/F# G C
A lie it would still be
C Em D/F# C D/F#
You ain't a goddamn hero now 'cause you cry on live TV"
[Refrão]
N.C. C
But at least I got a soul still
C G
Even if I'm in a bad place
G B7
Even if I'm eating fast food
B7 Em D/F#
Sleeping at my dad's place
D/F# C
I'm happy for your haircut
C G
I'm glad you got your act cleaned
G B7
You're showing up like bad news
B7 Em
And leaving like a bad dream
D/F# C G
Help me if it helps you sleep
G B7 Em
Help me if it helps you write
D/F# C G
Help me if it helps you leave
G B7 Em
Help me if it helps you lie
[Ponte]
Em D/F# C
Crying in the bathroom, baby
C G
Drove your ass home
G B7
You walked into a haunted house
B7 Em
And got angry at the ghosts
Em D/F# C
We were fine without you, baby
C G
Long after you're gone
G B7
Spare us all the pity, love
B7 Em D/F# C
Save it for your microphone
[Refrão]
C C
But at least I got a soul still
C G
Even if I'm in a bad place
G B7
Even if I'm eating fast food
B7 Em D/F#
Sleeping at my dad's place
D/F# C
I'm happy for your haircut
C G
I'm glad you got your act cleaned
G B7
You're showing up like bad news
B7 Em
And leaving like a bad dream
D/F# C G
Help me if it helps you sleep
G B7 Em
Help me if it helps you write
D/F# C G
Help me if it helps you leave
G B7 Em
Help me if it helps you lie
Outro
Em D/F# C
We were fine without you, baby
How to play Haircut
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 Em. 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.