Chords for THE PRETENDERS - UP THE NECK - The Pretenders (1980) HiDef :: SOTW #112
Tempo:
133.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
A
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [C]
[C] [F]
[C]
[A] [E]
[G]
[A] [E]
[G]
[E] I ain't good enough, [G] my senses running amok,
[E]
bewildered and deluded, without [G] any fire to help.
When [A] my [E] tongue lay inside his seat, [G] felt like a time in the womb.
But [E]
I woke up with headaches with my skull [G] alone in the womb.
I [F] got down on my foot, my head pressed between my knees.
I [F] never felt my feet sunk into my [A] own flesh.
I [C] said, baby, [D] [F]
oh, somehow,
[A] [E]
[G]
[A] [E]
[G]
[A] this [E] turns to anger.
A kiss [G] to his third, [E]
something was sticky on [G] his shade.
But look at the time, I [A] [E] remember the way he groaned,
[G] moved with an animal's fear.
And [E] my face in his sweat, then ran down his chest.
It was all [G] very run-of-the-mill.
But [C#] I [F] noticed his scent had started to change somehow.
Space was up in the veins, bones [A] shone as brown.
[C] I said, baby, [D]
[F] oh, somehow.
[A]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[E] Bondage to lust, [G]
abuse of facility,
[E] blackmailed emotions compete
with [G] demon and devotee.
[F#m] I was [E] sure his intentions were sweet [G] and that mine was as well.
[E] But a wish is a shot in the [A] dark [G] when you're corned on the well.
I [F] got out in the hall with my teeth in my head, up to my neck,
and I said, [F#] said, [A] said, did.
[C] I said, baby, [D]
[F] oh, she loves.
[C]
[Am] [C]
[B]
[C#]
[A#]
[C]
[C] [F]
[C]
[A] [E]
[G]
[A] [E]
[G]
[E] I ain't good enough, [G] my senses running amok,
[E]
bewildered and deluded, without [G] any fire to help.
When [A] my [E] tongue lay inside his seat, [G] felt like a time in the womb.
But [E]
I woke up with headaches with my skull [G] alone in the womb.
I [F] got down on my foot, my head pressed between my knees.
I [F] never felt my feet sunk into my [A] own flesh.
I [C] said, baby, [D] [F]
oh, somehow,
[A] [E]
[G]
[A] [E]
[G]
[A] this [E] turns to anger.
A kiss [G] to his third, [E]
something was sticky on [G] his shade.
But look at the time, I [A] [E] remember the way he groaned,
[G] moved with an animal's fear.
And [E] my face in his sweat, then ran down his chest.
It was all [G] very run-of-the-mill.
But [C#] I [F] noticed his scent had started to change somehow.
Space was up in the veins, bones [A] shone as brown.
[C] I said, baby, [D]
[F] oh, somehow.
[A]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[E] Bondage to lust, [G]
abuse of facility,
[E] blackmailed emotions compete
with [G] demon and devotee.
[F#m] I was [E] sure his intentions were sweet [G] and that mine was as well.
[E] But a wish is a shot in the [A] dark [G] when you're corned on the well.
I [F] got out in the hall with my teeth in my head, up to my neck,
and I said, [F#] said, [A] said, did.
[C] I said, baby, [D]
[F] oh, she loves.
[C]
[Am] [C]
[B]
[C#]
[A#]
[C]
Key:
G
E
A
F
C
G
E
A
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I ain't good enough, _ _ [G] my senses running amok,
_ _ _ [E] _
bewildered and _ deluded, _ without [G] any fire to help.
_ _ When [A] my [E] tongue lay inside his seat, [G] felt like a time in the womb.
_ But [E]
I woke up with headaches with my skull _ [G] alone in the womb.
_ _ I [F] got down on my foot, my head pressed between my knees.
I [F] never felt my feet sunk into my [A] own _ _ _ flesh.
I [C] said, _ baby, [D] _ _ _ [F]
oh, somehow, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] this [E] turns to anger.
A _ _ kiss [G] to his third, _ _ _ [E] _
something was sticky _ _ on [G] his shade.
But look at the time, _ I [A] [E] remember the way he groaned,
_ [G] moved with an animal's _ fear.
And [E] my face in his sweat, then ran down his chest.
It was all [G] very run-of-the-mill.
_ _ But [C#] I [F] noticed his scent had started to change somehow.
_ Space was up in the veins, bones [A] shone as _ _ brown.
[C] I said, _ baby, [D] _ _ _
[F] oh, somehow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Bondage to lust, _ _ [G]
abuse of facility, _ _ _ _
[E] _ blackmailed emotions compete
_ with [G] demon and _ devotee. _ _
[F#m] I was [E] sure his intentions were _ sweet [G] and that mine was as _ _ well.
[E] But a wish is a shot in the [A] dark [G] when you're corned on the well. _ _
I [F] got out in the hall with my teeth in my head, _ up to my neck,
and I said, [F#] said, [A] _ said, _ did. _
[C] I said, _ baby, _ [D] _ _
[F] oh, she loves. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I ain't good enough, _ _ [G] my senses running amok,
_ _ _ [E] _
bewildered and _ deluded, _ without [G] any fire to help.
_ _ When [A] my [E] tongue lay inside his seat, [G] felt like a time in the womb.
_ But [E]
I woke up with headaches with my skull _ [G] alone in the womb.
_ _ I [F] got down on my foot, my head pressed between my knees.
I [F] never felt my feet sunk into my [A] own _ _ _ flesh.
I [C] said, _ baby, [D] _ _ _ [F]
oh, somehow, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] this [E] turns to anger.
A _ _ kiss [G] to his third, _ _ _ [E] _
something was sticky _ _ on [G] his shade.
But look at the time, _ I [A] [E] remember the way he groaned,
_ [G] moved with an animal's _ fear.
And [E] my face in his sweat, then ran down his chest.
It was all [G] very run-of-the-mill.
_ _ But [C#] I [F] noticed his scent had started to change somehow.
_ Space was up in the veins, bones [A] shone as _ _ brown.
[C] I said, _ baby, [D] _ _ _
[F] oh, somehow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Bondage to lust, _ _ [G]
abuse of facility, _ _ _ _
[E] _ blackmailed emotions compete
_ with [G] demon and _ devotee. _ _
[F#m] I was [E] sure his intentions were _ sweet [G] and that mine was as _ _ well.
[E] But a wish is a shot in the [A] dark [G] when you're corned on the well. _ _
I [F] got out in the hall with my teeth in my head, _ up to my neck,
and I said, [F#] said, [A] _ said, _ did. _
[C] I said, _ baby, _ [D] _ _
[F] oh, she loves. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _