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
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TV On The Radio - Happy Idiot (Official) chords
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[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]
Key:  
D
1321
B
12341112
G
2131
Bm
13421112
E
2311
D
1321
B
12341112
G
2131
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To learn Tv On The Radio - Happy Idiot chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bm, G, B, E, D, G, B and D. A good strategy is to initiate at 70 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 140 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: B Minor.

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[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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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