Haywire
View chords used in this chart
E|--0-h3-0----------------|
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C G C
[Verse 1]
F G C
Well the night time longs for the day
C/B Am F C
And if you wait every shade of paint will fade
F G C
If I look run down, weary, or just plainly spent
C/B Am F C G C
It's not because I awoke from my sleep and left my room in the early morning
G C
[Verse 2]
F G C
Well my baby don't like when I stay out late
C/B Am F C
And I don't blame her if she fancies it that way
F G C
Still hardly have I been the one to take
C/B Am F C G
To crawling on all fours on the sidewalk, seeing double, spinning freely in the
C
moonlight
G C
[Bridge]
C/B Am Em F G
Do you look fondly on the day you tried to remember the way
F G
It felt to relive all the times you don't recall?
G7
That you don't recall?
[Verse 4]
F G C
It's not quite heaven but you've come here for the view
C/B Am F C
Spend all your time chasing things that never move
F G C
You don't know yesterday until it's been so long
C/B Am F C G G7 C
And you don't know what leaving really means until you're finally up and gone
[Outro]
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C
How to play Haywire
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 E. 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.