Inertia
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Intro
Dm G C A
[Verso 1]
D
Inertia
G
I've worn the same skinny jeans
C
Since I was fifteen
A
It's probably nothing
[Verso 2]
Dm
Inertia
G
My friends say they're quitting this week
C
To chase down their dreams
A
They're probably bluffing but
Dm G
Don't you like it bigger, better, but you do what you can?
C
Do what you can
A
Don't you like a little better when you don't understand?
Dm
Don't understand
G
I was gonna save the planet, but today I got plans
C G F
I guess this is just what I am
F G C
I'm an object in motion
G Am
I've lost all emotion
F C G
My two legs are broken, but look at me dance
C G Am
An object in motion, don't ask where I'm going
F C G C
'Cause where I am going is right where I am
C
Oh man!
C Em F Am
Am C G C
Where I am going is right where I am
[Verso 3]
Dm
Inertia
G
You'd said you'd break up with her
C A
But she met your family, and dating's the worst yeah
Dm
Inertia
G
Now you're not in love anymore
C A
But you'll stick it out for like twenty years more saying, oh
Dm G
Don't you like it bigger, better, but you do what you can?
C
Do what you can
A
Don't you like a little better when you don't understand?
Dm
Don't understand
G
I was gonna save the planet, but today I got plans
C G F
I guess this is just what I am
G C
I'm an object in motion
G Am
I've lost all emotion
F C G
My two legs are broken, but look at me dance
C G Am
An object in motion, don't ask where I'm going
F C G C
'Cause where I am going is right where I am
C
Oh man!
C Em F Am
Am C G
Where I am going is right where I am
C
Oh man!
C Em F Am
Am C G
Where I am going is right where I am
[Verso 4]
Dm
Inertia
G
I wanna move out of this town
C A
But everyone knows me, and packing is tiring
Dm
Inertia
G
I said I would start working out
C A
But I'm fucking hungry, and screw you, I'm trying
[Verso 5]
Dm
Inertia
G C
I wanna be big like my plans, so why'm I so tiny
A
And why'm I so mad?
Dm
It's inertia
G
Guess this is just what I am
C
I'm stuck in this life, and I'm stuck in these pants
Interlude
D A Bm
G D A
D A Bm
G D
A D
I'm an object in motion
A Bm
I've lost all emotion
G D A
My two legs are broken, but look at me dance
D
Look at me dance
A Bm
An object in motion, don't ask where I'm going
G D A D
'Cause where I am going is right where I am
D
Oh man!
Outro
F#m G Bm
Don't you like it bigger, better, but you do what you can?
G D A
Where I am going is right where I am
A
Right where I am
F#m G Bm
Don't you like it bigger, better, but you do what you can?
G D A
Where I am going is right where I am
D
Oh, inertia
How to play Inertia
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. 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.