Wams
View chords used in this chart
Fm Bbm Fm Db x3
Fm Bbm
(guitar run down Bb Bb A A Ab Ab G G in octaves, also used at end of verses)
verse 1
Fm Bbm Fm Db Fm Bbm Fm Db
I'm a young one, Stuck in the thoughts, Of an old one's head
Fm Bbm
When all the others were just stirring awake
Fm Db Fm Bbm Bbm
I'm trying to trick myself to fall asleep again, woah
E Gb E Gb
My head's in heaven, my soles are in hell
E Gb Abmaj7
Let's meet in the purgatory of my hips and get well
Fm Bbm Ab Db
Hurry, hurry, you put my head in such a flurry, flurry, Oh freckle, freckle,
Fm Bbm Ab
What makes you so special? What makes you so special?
Fm Bbm Ab Db
I'm gonna leave you, I'm gonna teach you
Fm Bbm Ab
How we're all alone, How we're all alone
verse 2
Fm Bbm Fm Db Fm Bbm Fm Db
Guild me, build me, it's your club, so let me in (let me in)
Fm Bbm Fm Db Fm Bbm
Knowing how heartwarming, it is inside your skin
pre Chorus & Chorus
interlude
Abmaj7 Abm7 Abmaj7 Abm7 E Gbmaj7 Abmaj7 Abmaj7
Chorus
Blues Outtro:
F#m
Mama,
If we don't take the medication
We won't sleep for days, We won't sleep for days
Mama
If we pray to the lord
Does he sing on a stage? Does he sing on a stage?
We waste it all in the back of a long dark car
And I'm a sunshine machine
I want to get stuck, I want to get stuck
And be golden in your memory
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Requested by Madeleine and Robyn @ BCR
How to play Wams
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 Fm. 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.