Open Up
Learn how to play Open Up by Dispatch with a complete chord chart, highlighted chords and a layout optimized for mobile.
Capo 5
Am E
They were looking for me when I came to
Am E
They were looking for me when I came back
Am E
Said hey you, you're looking, very suspicious
Am E
I said relax man, get off my back
F G Am
I said relax man, get off my back.
F G Am
I, I, I ain't opposed to seeking justice
F G Am E
But you're going about it all, wrong
F G Am
The man you're looking for does not exist
F G Am
He's just a figment of the higher man's tongue.
[Refrão]
(silence)
And they say
C G
Open up, we're coming inside
Am F
You can't run, so you may as well hide
C G Am F E
We got the place covered from head to toe, head to toe
C G
Open up, we're coming inside
Am F
What's it feel like to know you're gonna die
C G Am
On the other side of the row
F C
On the other side of the row
G E
On the other side of the row
Yeah
Am E
So they took me down to the gallows, Woah
Am E
And this boy, he say to me
Am E
Why do you smile, when the rope's around your neck?
Am E
I said I tell you boy when I get back
F G Am
I said I tell you boy when I get back
F G Am
I, I, I ain't opposed to seeking justice
F G Am E
But you're going about it all wrong
F G Am
The man you're looking for does not exist
F G Am
He's just a figment of the higher man's tongue
F G Am
He's just a victim of the higher man's tongue.
[Refrão]
(silence)
And they say
C G
Open up, we're coming inside
Am F
You can't run so you may as well hide
C G Am F E
We got the place covered from head to toe, head to toe
C G
Open up, we're coming inside
Am F
What's it feel like to know you're gonna die
C G Am
On the other side of the row
F C
On the other side of the row
G E
On the other side of the... row
E
Hands above your head
E
Que te vaya bien
E E F
Step out the line and we'll fill you with lead
C G Am F
How are we to know that you are not a liar, Hey
C G
Don't you see we have a job to do
Am F E
And our job is the law, job is the law
C G Am F
You fit the description of a criminal crosser, Hey
C G Am
We believe that he is you, and that is your flaw
F
That is your flaw
C
That is your flaw
G
That is your flaw
Am
That is your flaw
E
That is your flaw....
[Refrão]
(silence)
And they say
C G
Open up, we're coming inside
Am F
You can't run so, you may as well hide
C G Am F E
We got the place covered from head to toe, head to toe
C G
Open up, we're coming inside
Am F
What's it feel like to know you're gonna die
C G Am
On the other side of the row
F C
On the other side of the row
G Am
On the other side of the row
F E
On the other side of the row...
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How to play Open Up
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 Am. 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.