Suicide Squeeze
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
C | Em | F | G |
C | Em | F | G |
[Verse 1]
C Em F G C Em F G
I went to see the new PTA
C Em F G C Em F G
And I wept as I watched them kiss outside the arcade
C Em F G C Em F G
And I'm tired of being sick of everything I see
C Em F G C Em F G
When you have no love to give and no love to receive
Em _ F G (C)
There's nothing as brave as surrendering
[Instrumental]
C | C | F | G | G | G |
[Chorus]
G C E Am
And you learn how to live as if you're someone to love
G C E Am
You run through the streets like your best is enough
G C E Am
The licorice queens and their pinball machines
F G _ _
Will bring you on home
_ C Em F G (C)
Like a suicide sque--ee--e--e---eze
[Instrumental]
C | Em | F | G |
[Verse 2]
C Em F G C Em F G
As a kid I wanted to be a movie star
C Em F G C Em F G
Oh, how it must feel when the whole town knows who you are
C Em F G C Em F G
I can't say I was ever really afraid of the dark
C Em F G C Em F G
But I gambled it all for love, and boy, I got to part
Em _ F G (C)
Now I'm scared to death of living with this hole in my heart
[Instrumental]
C | C | F | G | G | G |
[Chorus]
G C E Am
And you learn how to live as if you're someone to love
G C E Am
You run through the streets like your best is enough
G C E Am
The licorice queens and their pinball machines
F G _ _
Will bring you on home
_ C Em F G (C)
Like a suicide sque--ee--e--e---eze
[Instrumental]
C | Em | F | G |
[Interlude]
C Em F G (C)
Na na-na, na na-na, na na-na, na na-na, na na-na
[Intrumental]
C | Em | F | G | G | G | G |
[Bridge]
F _ _ _ C _ _ _
And the funniest things can remind you to keep hanging on
F _ _ _ C _ _ _
As I watch the infinite madness run up my arm
Dm _ G _ C G F _ _ _
When you're just seventeen, you've got so much left to see
Am _ G _ (C)
But all I wanted was more
[Instrumental]
C | C | F | G | G | G |
[Chorus]
G C E Am
And you learn how to live as if you're someone to love
G C E Am
You run through the streets like your best is enough
G C E Am
The licorice queens and their pinball machines
F G _ _
Will bring you on home
_ C Em F G (C)
Like a suicide sque--ee--e--e---eze
[Outro]
C | Em | F | G |
C |
How to play Suicide Squeeze
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.