Vanilla
View chords used in this chart
Intro: Eb Ab (x2)
verse 1
Eb
You're still plain and fickle
Looks like I don't you
G Ab
And you don't know me
Ab
At all
Eb
But your lips taste is so simple
Ab Eb
Like a spoonful of vanilla flavoured ice cream
Ab Abm
My love
Pre-Chorus
Gm Ab Eb
I know I'm not made of lace
Gm Ab B
And lace and potpourri
Bm Eb
But there's nobody like me
[Refrão]You're boring
D
Face it
Gm Ab
At your best you're still basic
Eb D Gm Ab
You're everything I hate about our youth
Gm Ab
I'm lost and hysteric
Eb
Anything but generic
Gm
Don't ever
Ab
Don't ever
B Eb
Don't you dare ever call me vanilla
verse 2
Eb
I'm a mixture of water and bone
Gm Ab Ab
Not a clone or a stepping stone
Eb
See, I am a lot of things
Ab Eb Ab Eb
But I can assure you I'm not what is they say I am
Pre-Chorus
Gm Eb
Not lace, not potpourri
B
(Nobody like me)
[Refrão]You're boring
D
Face it
Gm Ab
At your best you're still basic
Eb D Gm Ab
You're everything I hate about our youth
Gm Ab
I'm lost and hysteric
Eb
Anything but generic
Gm
Don't ever
Ab
Don't ever
B Ab
Don't you dare ever call me vanilla
Bridge
Cm
So what's the matter, pretty pretty?
B Ab
It really is a pity, your flavour of choice
Cm
I know that this may be a risk
Gm Ab B Gm B
But, but it's the flavour boys
[Refrão] Eb D
You're boring, so just face it
Gm Ab
At your best oh you're still faceless
Eb D Gm Ab
You're everything I hate about our youth
Gm Ab
I am lost and hysteric
Eb
Anything but generic
Gm Ab
And I never, I never
B Eb
I never wanna be called vanilla
Ab
No, no
Eb
Don't you call me vanilla
Ab Eb Db F Bm
No, no, no
How to play Vanilla
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 Eb. 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.