Wallflower
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capo 3
C E
F Am G
C E F
Countless suicide attempts
Am G C
And all his money was spent
E F
Chewing gum and cigarettes
Am G C
To keep his knees from shaking
E F Am G C
He never thought before you spoke
E F Am G C
Took back everything you meant
E F
And from an early age
Am G C
You learned to inhale and forget
E F
And who are you? And who are we?
Am G C
Photographs and diaries
E F
Spend your life working hard
Am G C
Spend your life studying
E F
And then you die. And then you die
Am G C
And then we read all your books
E F
And then you die. And then you die
Am G C
And then we criticize your work
E F Am G
E
You figured it out
F G E
You figured me out so good
E
I know you want it
F G E
They said you would
E
You're getting to close
F G E
And it's all too much
E
Afraid of
F G (mute strum)
The human touch
C E F Am G C
Give the kids all their candy
E F Am G C
Whatever makes them happy
E F Am G C
Give me seeds and I'll plant trees
E F
Learn from your mistakes
Am G C
My parents never learned from me
E F
And blasphemy on the walls
Am G C
Of the bathroom you wrote
E F
God is gay and no one cares,
Am G C
Even if you left a note
E F
Your suicide will go unheard
Am G C
Maybe 'cos you never spoke
E F
You were a wallflower
Am G C
You were my only hope
E F
Your songs never left your room
Am G C
You never showed your poetry
E F
Don't you die, don't you die
Am G C
Don't you dare die on me
E F Am G
E
You figured it out you
F G E
You figured me out so good
E
I know you want it,
F G E
They said you would
E
We're getting too close,
F G E
And it's all too much
E
Afraid of
F G (mute strum)
The human touch
C E F
Give the kids all their chrystal
Am G C
Oh god no
E F Am G C
Make them hate, give them pistols
E F Am G C
Fight a war but don't ask why
E F Am G
And oh my boy you're too young to die
Dm G
And what do you know
Am
About where we go
F
After all of this
Dm
Spent my life wondering
G
But still don't know
Am
Why we have to exist
F
To be anything at all
Dm
Is beautiful I guess
G Am F
But I still don't know if I like it
Dm G
You unbuttoned your dress
Am
And you gave me a kiss
F
I'm gonna learn to forget
G
You gotta learn to forget
C E F Am G E
E
You figured it out
F G E
You figured me out so good
E
I know you want it
F G E
They said you would
E
You're getting too close
F G E
And it's all too much
E
Afraid of
F G (mute strum)
The human touch
C E F Am G (repeat however much you want)
end on C
How to play Wallflower
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.