Idiot Box Chords by Incubus

Tempo:
184.05 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Eb

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Incubus - Idiot Box chords
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[A] [C] [D]
[C] [A]
[G] [Bb]
[D] [C] [A]
[C] [A]
[Eb] [Bb]
[E]
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[Ab]
[D]
[Ab]
[Dm] [Ab]
[D]
[C]
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[Ab]
[D]
[Eb] [C] [A]
[C] inside [A] my head
[G] [Bb]
[Eb] let [D] me be what you I [Eb] need
[C] [D]
tell me how to [Eb] play
[C] [A]
what's the use of a lot [G] of me
[Bb] when I'm a bit [D] like you
[Ab]
[Dm] in a little while
I'm gonna drive [D] it home
does it all
so listen up
listen up [Ab] close
[B] they all seem the fucking [D] I act
so it's time to step
away from people's trade
we've all got to see the [Ab]
[Dm] sunlight
fucking evolution will [D] begin
let [Ab] us [D] live and be [A] free hey
[Eb] [C] [D]
[Eb] [C] create
[A]
[G] [Bb]
again
[Eb]
[D] let me be what you I [Eb] need
[A]
tell me how to [Eb] play
[A]
what's the use of a lot [G] of me
[Bbm] when I'm a hot tip [Bb] top
so [A] keep me fucking healthy
[Eb] [C] [D]
tell me who should I [Eb] be
[A]
listen to my mama baby
[G] burn [Bb] some of my new car
and I'm [G]
gone
[Gb]
[G]
[G]
[Ab]
[G] we see black stuff
blue is black
I got a real self
purpose in life
wait to see black stuff
I look at black
and I'm with my black
they're in my [D] from the
end of the scene
[Dm] the tips of the tree
[D] do the singing
of the lazy boy
[A]
keep me
what do I [Eb] need
[C]
[D] tell me how to [Eb] play
[C]
[A] what's the use of a lot of me
[Bb] when I'm a hot tip top
[A] so keep me fucking [Eb] healthy
[C]
[A] tell me who should I [Eb] be
[C]
[A] Let's do another [G] video, [Bb] that's all I knew.
Bye!
[D] [Eb]
[D] [Eb]
[A]
[Bb]
[A] [Eb]
[A] [Eb]
[A] [Gm]
[Bb] [D]
[Ab] My man's going down.
[Gb] [N]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Eb
12341116
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
Eb
12341116
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To learn Incubus - Idiot Box chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, Bb, D, A, D, Eb and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 46 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 92. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Minor.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [C] inside [A] my _ head
_ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ let [D] me be what you I [Eb] need
_ [C] _ [D]
tell me how to [Eb] play
_ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ what's the use of a lot [G] of me
[Bb] when I'm a bit [D] like _ you
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Dm] _ in a little while
I'm gonna drive [D] it home
_ _ does it _ all _ _ _ _ _
_ so listen up
listen up [Ab] close
[B] they all seem the fucking [D] I act
so it's time to step
away from _ people's trade
_ _ we've all got to see the [Ab]
[Dm] sunlight
_ _ fucking evolution will [D] begin
_ let _ [Ab] us [D] live and _ be [A] free _ hey
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [C] create
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _
_ _ again
_ _ [Eb] _
[D] let me be what you I [Eb] need
[A] _
tell me how to [Eb] play
_ _ [A] _
_ what's the use of a lot [G] of me
[Bbm] when I'm a hot tip [Bb] top
so [A] keep me fucking healthy
[Eb] _ _ [C] _ [D]
tell me who should I [Eb] be
_ _ [A] _
_ listen to my mama baby
[G] burn [Bb] some of my new _ car
and I'm _ [G]
gone _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[G] we see black stuff
blue is black
I got a real self
purpose in life
wait to see black stuff
I look at black
and I'm with my black
they're in my [D] from the
end of the _ scene _
[Dm] the tips of the _ _ tree
[D] do the singing
of the lazy boy
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
keep me
what do I [Eb] need
[C] _
[D] tell me how to [Eb] play
[C] _
_ [A] _ _ what's the use of a lot of me
[Bb] when I'm a hot tip top
[A] so keep me fucking _ [Eb] healthy
[C] _
[A] tell me who should I [Eb] be
[C] _
_ [A] _ _ Let's do another [G] video, [Bb] that's all I knew.
Bye! _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Ab] My _ man's going down.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Brandon Boyd, Alex Katunich, Mike Einziger, Gavin Koppel and José Pasillas.

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