Shred Heads
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[Verso 1]
C G Am
See the stone set in your eyes
F C
See the thorn twist in your side
G Am F
I wait for you
C G Am
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
F C
On a bed of nails, she makes me wait
G Am F
And I wait, without you
C G Am F
With or without you, with or without you
[Verso 2]
C G Am F
Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains
C G Am F G
I knew I wouldn't for-get you and so I went and let you blow my mind
C G Am F
Your sweet moonbeam the smell of you in every single dream I dream
C G Am F G
I knew when we col-lided you're the one I have de-cided who's one of my kind
[Verso 3]
C G Am F
Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world
C G Em F
She took the midnight train going anywhere
C G Am F
Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit
C G Em F
He took the midnight train going anywhere
Am F C G
I wrote her off for the tenth time today
Am F C G
And practice all the things I would say
Am F C G
When she came over I lost my nerve
Am F C G
I took her back and made her dessert
Am F C G
Now I know I'm being used
Am F C G
That's okay man cause I like the abuse
Am F C. G
I know she's playing with me
Am F C G
That's okay 'cause I got no self esteem
[Verso 4]
C G Am
People killin', people dyin'. Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
F C
Can you practice what you preach And would you turn the other cheek
G Am
Father, Father, Father help us. Send us some guidance from above
F C
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'. Where is the love (Love)
G Am F
Where is the love (The love). Where is the love (The love) Where is the love.
[Verso 5]
C G/B Am F
And can you feel the love tonight?
[Verso 6]
C G Am F
I heard you crying loud
C G Am F
all the way across town
C G
You've been searching for that someone
Am F
and it's me out on the prowl
C G Am F
As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself
C G Am F
Well, don't get lonely now
[Verso 7]
C G Am F
NO woman no cry
How to play Shred Heads
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 C. 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.