James Chance - Contort Yourself Chords

Tempo:
90.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

F#

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Chance - Contort Yourself chords
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[A]
[Fm] [D]
It's better than pleasure It hurts more than pain
I forgot what it takes To drive you insane
Now I have to lose all control
[Fm] This scars your [D] body It twists your soul
[C]
[G] Control [F#] yourself
[D] [G] Hey [F#]
[C] baby, [F#] you're bad and [D] twisted
[C]
You'll never, never, never [G] resist it
[A#]
[G] Control yourself
[C]
[G] [C] [D] [C]
[D] [F#] [C]
[Gm] [F#]
[F] [D] [A]
[Fm] [D] [Fm]
Hey baby, don't you step [A] together
Hey, why don't [D] you just fall apart
You're better tired of being stupid
Instead of smart
[Fm] Hey, once you take [A] out all the garbage
That's in your brain
[Fm] Forget about your [A] future
[D] Instead of jealous, jealous, [A] jealous
Just [D] do the same
[A] [B] [F#m]
[C] Control yourself
[E] [C]
You said you got to
And then you [G] got [C] to
You got to, you got to
You [D] got to control [F#] yourself
[G] [D]
[F#] [C]
[F#]
[F] [Dm] [D]
[Fm]
[A] [D] First you arrive in position
[Fm] Then you scatter your friends
[C] Then you scratch your sister
[Fm] Until your mind is a [A] fool away
[C#] Once you forget your own affection
[D] For the [A] human race
[D] You'll beat yourself to a zero
Better than your [A] forerunner plays
[Fm] [A]
[F#] Control yourself one time
Control yourself two times
Control yourself three times
[C#] [A] Control yourself four times
[D] Control yourself five times
[G#] [B]
[D] [F#] [C] [F#]
[G] [D] [C]
[G]
[F] [E]
[D] [F#] [G]
[D] [B] [F#]
[A] [F#] [E]
[Dm] [F#] [G]
[A#] [D] [C#]
[A]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
F#
134211112
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
F#
134211112
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To learn The Contortions - Contort Yourself chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F, Bb, N, Bb, G and F. 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: Ab Minor.

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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
It's better than pleasure It hurts more than pain
I forgot what it takes To drive you insane
Now I have to lose all control
[Fm] This scars your [D] body It twists your soul
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Control [F#] yourself
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Hey [F#] _
[C] baby, [F#] you're bad and [D] twisted
_ [C] _
_ You'll never, never, never [G] resist it
[A#] _
[G] Control yourself
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F#] _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Fm] _ _
Hey baby, don't you step [A] together
Hey, why don't [D] you just fall apart
You're better tired of being stupid
Instead of smart
[Fm] Hey, once you take [A] out all the garbage
That's in your brain
[Fm] Forget about your [A] future
[D] Instead of jealous, jealous, [A] jealous
Just [D] do the same
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Control yourself
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You said you got to
And then you [G] got [C] to
You got to, you got to
You [D] got to control [F#] yourself
_ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] [D] First you arrive in position
[Fm] Then you scatter your friends
[C] Then you scratch your sister
[Fm] Until your mind is a [A] fool away
[C#] Once you forget your own affection
[D] For the [A] human race
[D] You'll beat yourself to a zero
Better than your [A] forerunner plays
[Fm] _ _ [A] _
[F#] Control yourself one time
Control yourself two times
Control yourself three times
[C#] _ [A] Control yourself four times
[D] Control yourself five times
[G#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ [D] _ [C#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of New York Noise – Dance Music From The New York Underground 1978-82 album.

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