Chords for TV On The Radio - Happy Idiot (Official)
Tempo:
140.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
B
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] They call me Racer Steven.
This is my car, Sky Blue.
I haven't raced in a long time.
Maybe [G] too long.
I just gotta concentrate.
[C#] Can't get distracted.
[G] I want them to know me as the man who went fast enough.
[G#m]
[E] I'm stuck in [D] the shade where there's no [B] sunshine.
I [F#] don't [D] wanna play with a mother cat [B] in the sun.
Since you left me baby, [D] it's [Bm] been a long [B] time.
Yeah, you left me baby, [D] it's [G] been a long [Bm] [E] time.
But [D] you don't know what's in [G] your head.
[B] It's never a [E] suspense.
[D] I'm a happy [G] idiot, [B] waving at [E] cars.
[Bm] I'm gonna bang my head [G] to the wall.
[B] To the piano I'm gonna play the [E] piano.
[Bm] I'm a happy [G] idiot, [B] keeping my mouth on you.
Since I [D] can't dance [G] and I've lost [B] my mind.
I don't [D] wanna stay where the blades are [F#] mine.
[B] Since you left me baby, [D] it's been a long [B] way down.
Baby, [D] it's [G] been a long [B] way down.
So I shut [Bm]
it all off.
So I shut it all off.
So I shut it off.
So I shut [Em] it off.
[B] Oh, [D] it's been a long way [B] down.
Oh, [D] it's [G] been a long [B] way.
[E]
[D] But you don't know what's in [G] your head.
[B] It's never a suspense.
[E]
[D] I'm a happy [G]
idiot, [E] [B] waving at [Bm]
cars.
I'm gonna [D] bang my head [G] to the wall.
[Bm] To the piano I'm gonna play the piano.
[G] I'm a happy idiot, [Bm] keeping my mouth on you.
[D]
[F#m] Keeping [Bm] my mouth on you.
[D] [Bm]
Keeping my mouth on you.
[D] [E]
[Bm]
This is my car, Sky Blue.
I haven't raced in a long time.
Maybe [G] too long.
I just gotta concentrate.
[C#] Can't get distracted.
[G] I want them to know me as the man who went fast enough.
[G#m]
[E] I'm stuck in [D] the shade where there's no [B] sunshine.
I [F#] don't [D] wanna play with a mother cat [B] in the sun.
Since you left me baby, [D] it's [Bm] been a long [B] time.
Yeah, you left me baby, [D] it's [G] been a long [Bm] [E] time.
But [D] you don't know what's in [G] your head.
[B] It's never a [E] suspense.
[D] I'm a happy [G] idiot, [B] waving at [E] cars.
[Bm] I'm gonna bang my head [G] to the wall.
[B] To the piano I'm gonna play the [E] piano.
[Bm] I'm a happy [G] idiot, [B] keeping my mouth on you.
Since I [D] can't dance [G] and I've lost [B] my mind.
I don't [D] wanna stay where the blades are [F#] mine.
[B] Since you left me baby, [D] it's been a long [B] way down.
Baby, [D] it's [G] been a long [B] way down.
So I shut [Bm]
it all off.
So I shut it all off.
So I shut it off.
So I shut [Em] it off.
[B] Oh, [D] it's been a long way [B] down.
Oh, [D] it's [G] been a long [B] way.
[E]
[D] But you don't know what's in [G] your head.
[B] It's never a suspense.
[E]
[D] I'm a happy [G]
idiot, [E] [B] waving at [Bm]
cars.
I'm gonna [D] bang my head [G] to the wall.
[Bm] To the piano I'm gonna play the piano.
[G] I'm a happy idiot, [Bm] keeping my mouth on you.
[D]
[F#m] Keeping [Bm] my mouth on you.
[D] [Bm]
Keeping my mouth on you.
[D] [E]
[Bm]
Key:
D
B
G
Bm
E
D
B
G
[B] They call me Racer Steven. _
_ This is my car, _ Sky Blue.
_ I haven't raced in a long time.
Maybe [G] too long.
_ I just gotta _ concentrate.
_ [C#] Can't get distracted.
[G] _ _ I want them to know me as the man who went fast enough. _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I'm stuck in [D] the shade _ where there's no _ [B] sunshine.
_ I _ [F#] don't [D] wanna play _ with a mother cat [B] in the sun.
_ Since you left me baby, _ [D] _ _ it's [Bm] been a long _ _ _ [B] time.
Yeah, you left me baby, _ [D] _ _ it's [G] been a long [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] time.
_ But [D] you don't know what's in [G] your head.
[B] _ It's never a [E] suspense.
_ _ _ [D] I'm a happy [G] idiot, _ _ [B] _ waving at [E] cars.
_ _ [Bm] I'm gonna bang my head [G] to the wall.
[B] To the piano I'm gonna play the [E] piano.
_ _ [Bm] I'm a happy [G] idiot, _ _ _ [B] keeping my mouth on you.
Since I _ _ [D] can't dance [G] and I've lost [B] my mind.
I _ don't [D] wanna stay where the blades _ are [F#] mine.
[B] Since you left me baby, [D] _ _ it's been a long [B] way down. _ _ _
Baby, _ [D] _ _ it's [G] been a long [B] way down.
So I shut [Bm]
it all off.
_ So I shut it all off.
_ _ So I shut it off.
_ _ So I shut [Em] it off.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ [D] it's been a long way [B] down. _
Oh, _ _ [D] it's _ [G] been a long [B] _ _ _ way.
[E] _
_ _ [D] But you don't know what's in [G] your _ head.
[B] It's never a suspense.
[E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ I'm a happy [G]
idiot, _ [E] _ [B] waving at [Bm]
cars.
_ I'm gonna [D] bang my head [G] to the wall.
[Bm] To the piano I'm gonna play the piano.
_ _ [G] I'm a happy idiot, _ [Bm] _ keeping my mouth on you.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Keeping [Bm] my mouth on you.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ Keeping my mouth on you.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This is my car, _ Sky Blue.
_ I haven't raced in a long time.
Maybe [G] too long.
_ I just gotta _ concentrate.
_ [C#] Can't get distracted.
[G] _ _ I want them to know me as the man who went fast enough. _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I'm stuck in [D] the shade _ where there's no _ [B] sunshine.
_ I _ [F#] don't [D] wanna play _ with a mother cat [B] in the sun.
_ Since you left me baby, _ [D] _ _ it's [Bm] been a long _ _ _ [B] time.
Yeah, you left me baby, _ [D] _ _ it's [G] been a long [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] time.
_ But [D] you don't know what's in [G] your head.
[B] _ It's never a [E] suspense.
_ _ _ [D] I'm a happy [G] idiot, _ _ [B] _ waving at [E] cars.
_ _ [Bm] I'm gonna bang my head [G] to the wall.
[B] To the piano I'm gonna play the [E] piano.
_ _ [Bm] I'm a happy [G] idiot, _ _ _ [B] keeping my mouth on you.
Since I _ _ [D] can't dance [G] and I've lost [B] my mind.
I _ don't [D] wanna stay where the blades _ are [F#] mine.
[B] Since you left me baby, [D] _ _ it's been a long [B] way down. _ _ _
Baby, _ [D] _ _ it's [G] been a long [B] way down.
So I shut [Bm]
it all off.
_ So I shut it all off.
_ _ So I shut it off.
_ _ So I shut [Em] it off.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ [D] it's been a long way [B] down. _
Oh, _ _ [D] it's _ [G] been a long [B] _ _ _ way.
[E] _
_ _ [D] But you don't know what's in [G] your _ head.
[B] It's never a suspense.
[E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ I'm a happy [G]
idiot, _ [E] _ [B] waving at [Bm]
cars.
_ I'm gonna [D] bang my head [G] to the wall.
[Bm] To the piano I'm gonna play the piano.
_ _ [G] I'm a happy idiot, _ [Bm] _ keeping my mouth on you.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Keeping [Bm] my mouth on you.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ Keeping my mouth on you.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _