Chords for TV on the Radio performing "Happy Idiot" at the Sound In Focus Concert Series
Tempo:
73.825 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
G
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [Em]
[D] [G] [Bm] [E]
[D] [G] [Bm] [E]
[D] It's been a [G] long [Bm] way down.
[E] Now you let me say [D] it's been a long [Bm] way down.
[E]
[D] But you don't know more than [G] the tears I've shed.
[E] Ignorance is bliss.
[D] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[D] [E] Even at cost.
[D] I'm gonna bang my [Em] head to the wall.
Till I feel like nothing at all.
I'm a happy idiot.
[A] [Bm] So keep my mind [E] off this stuff.
[D] It'll get [G] me lost.
[Bm] My mind, [E] I don't [D] want to stay.
[G] Where the [Bm] blame's all mine.
[E] Since you let me fade.
[D] It's been a long [Em] way down.
Now you let me fade.
[D] It's been a [G] long [Bm] way down.
So I [A] shut it [Em] off.
[E] So I shut it off off.
So I shut it off.
[E] So I shut it off off.
Oh, [D] oh, oh.
It's been a long way down.
[E] Oh, oh, [D] oh.
It's been a long.
[E]
[A] But you don't know more than the [C] tears.
[A] [Bm] Ignorance is [E] bliss.
[D] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[D] [E] Even at cost.
[G] I'm gonna bang my head to the wall.
[E] Till I feel like nothing at all.
[Bm] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[Em] So keep my mind off of it.
[D] [G] [B] [Em] Keep my mind off of it.
[D] [G] Keep my mind off [E] of it.
[D]
Of me.
[Em] Of me.
Keep my mind off of it.
[D]
[G] Of me.
[Em] Keep my mind off of it.
[F#]
[D] [G] [Bm] [E]
[D] [G] [Bm] [E]
[D] It's been a [G] long [Bm] way down.
[E] Now you let me say [D] it's been a long [Bm] way down.
[E]
[D] But you don't know more than [G] the tears I've shed.
[E] Ignorance is bliss.
[D] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[D] [E] Even at cost.
[D] I'm gonna bang my [Em] head to the wall.
Till I feel like nothing at all.
I'm a happy idiot.
[A] [Bm] So keep my mind [E] off this stuff.
[D] It'll get [G] me lost.
[Bm] My mind, [E] I don't [D] want to stay.
[G] Where the [Bm] blame's all mine.
[E] Since you let me fade.
[D] It's been a long [Em] way down.
Now you let me fade.
[D] It's been a [G] long [Bm] way down.
So I [A] shut it [Em] off.
[E] So I shut it off off.
So I shut it off.
[E] So I shut it off off.
Oh, [D] oh, oh.
It's been a long way down.
[E] Oh, oh, [D] oh.
It's been a long.
[E]
[A] But you don't know more than the [C] tears.
[A] [Bm] Ignorance is [E] bliss.
[D] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[D] [E] Even at cost.
[G] I'm gonna bang my head to the wall.
[E] Till I feel like nothing at all.
[Bm] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[Em] So keep my mind off of it.
[D] [G] [B] [Em] Keep my mind off of it.
[D] [G] Keep my mind off [E] of it.
[D]
Of me.
[Em] Of me.
Keep my mind off of it.
[D]
[G] Of me.
[Em] Keep my mind off of it.
[F#]
Key:
D
E
G
Bm
Em
D
E
G
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ It's been a [G] long [Bm] way down.
[E] Now you let me say [D] it's been a long [Bm] way down.
[E] _
[D] But you don't know more than [G] the tears I've shed.
_ [E] Ignorance is bliss. _
[D] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[D] _ [E] Even at cost.
[D] I'm gonna bang my [Em] head to the wall.
Till I feel like nothing at all.
I'm a happy idiot.
[A] [Bm] So keep my mind [E] off this stuff.
[D] It'll get [G] me lost.
[Bm] My mind, [E] I don't [D] want to stay.
[G] Where the [Bm] blame's all mine.
[E] Since you let me fade.
[D] _ It's been a long [Em] way down.
Now you let me fade.
[D] _ It's been a [G] long [Bm] way down.
So I [A] shut it [Em] off.
[E] So I shut it off off.
So I shut it off.
[E] _ So I shut it off off.
_ Oh, [D] oh, oh.
It's been a long way down.
[E] Oh, oh, [D] oh.
It's been a long.
[E] _ _ _
[A] But you don't know more than the [C] tears.
[A] _ [Bm] Ignorance is [E] bliss.
[D] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[D] [E] Even at cost.
[G] I'm gonna bang my head to the wall.
[E] Till I feel like nothing at all.
[Bm] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[Em] So keep my mind off of it.
[D] _ _ [G] _ [B] [Em] Keep my mind off of it.
[D] _ _ [G] _ Keep my mind off [E] of it.
[D]
Of me.
[Em] Of me.
Keep my mind off of it.
[D] _
[G] Of me.
[Em] Keep my mind off of it. _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ It's been a [G] long [Bm] way down.
[E] Now you let me say [D] it's been a long [Bm] way down.
[E] _
[D] But you don't know more than [G] the tears I've shed.
_ [E] Ignorance is bliss. _
[D] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[D] _ [E] Even at cost.
[D] I'm gonna bang my [Em] head to the wall.
Till I feel like nothing at all.
I'm a happy idiot.
[A] [Bm] So keep my mind [E] off this stuff.
[D] It'll get [G] me lost.
[Bm] My mind, [E] I don't [D] want to stay.
[G] Where the [Bm] blame's all mine.
[E] Since you let me fade.
[D] _ It's been a long [Em] way down.
Now you let me fade.
[D] _ It's been a [G] long [Bm] way down.
So I [A] shut it [Em] off.
[E] So I shut it off off.
So I shut it off.
[E] _ So I shut it off off.
_ Oh, [D] oh, oh.
It's been a long way down.
[E] Oh, oh, [D] oh.
It's been a long.
[E] _ _ _
[A] But you don't know more than the [C] tears.
[A] _ [Bm] Ignorance is [E] bliss.
[D] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[D] [E] Even at cost.
[G] I'm gonna bang my head to the wall.
[E] Till I feel like nothing at all.
[Bm] I'm a happy [G] idiot.
[Em] So keep my mind off of it.
[D] _ _ [G] _ [B] [Em] Keep my mind off of it.
[D] _ _ [G] _ Keep my mind off [E] of it.
[D]
Of me.
[Em] Of me.
Keep my mind off of it.
[D] _
[G] Of me.
[Em] Keep my mind off of it. _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _