Chords for What Keeps Me up Now
Tempo:
118.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
Do I [D] have what it takes to make it [G] somehow?
[D] [G]
[Em] What if I fall on my face [D] in front of the [G] crowd?
[C] [E] [G]
[C] Don't my [D] [C] mistakes are [A]
reflected in shapes
[G] that appear like [F#m] a self-loathing [Em] trial?
[B]
[E] And [Bm] [D]
as I recede in the charm of my [A] grief
I am [C] bound, [G]
[A] what keeps me [G] up now?
[D] [G] [D]
[C] Let nightmares control [G] you, the [D] daylight expose you
When the blood [C#] in your head [Em] starts to pound
[B]
[E] [G] It's [D] twenty till three, and you've got a [A] cliff to [C] climb down
[G]
[D] What [A] keeps me [G] up now?
[C] [E] [G]
Remember [D] the time [G] you first called me out?
[D] [G]
I [E] laughed to [Em] pretend not to know
It [D] came out of [G] your mouth, but [C] it clung on [D] my brain
Like a fresh coat of paint
And [G] I fled on a [F#m] train headed [Em] south, [Bm]
[D]
in New [A] Orleans
[D] I whopped my mind on [C] the town, [G]
[D] what [A] keeps me [G] up now?
[D] [G]
Let [C] nightmares control you, the [D] daylight [A] expose you
[E] When the blood in your head starts [Em] to pound
[E] [Bm] [D] It's twenty till three, and you've got a cliff to [C] climb down
[G]
[D] [A] What keeps me up [G] now?
[D] And [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[Em] [B]
[E] [Bm] [D]
[D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] I used the dope to [C] escape, but [G] I couldn't be found
[D] [G]
[Em] And I burned through all petty cash [D] and bank [G] accounts
[D] [G]
[C] With nothing [G]
else but a [D] guitar [A] and belt
I [D] hawked it [F#m] and swore off [E] the sound
[Bm]
[D] The belt was a noose when I came to fall to [C] ground
[G] [A] What keeps me [G] up now?
[D] [G]
[D] Let [C] nightmares control you, [A] the daylight [D] expose you
When the [E] blood in [B] your head starts [Em] to pound
[B] [E] [Bm]
[G] [A] It's twenty till three, and [G] you've got a [A] cliff to [C] climb down
[A] What keeps me [G] up now?
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
Do I [D] have what it takes to make it [G] somehow?
[D] [G]
[Em] What if I fall on my face [D] in front of the [G] crowd?
[C] [E] [G]
[C] Don't my [D] [C] mistakes are [A]
reflected in shapes
[G] that appear like [F#m] a self-loathing [Em] trial?
[B]
[E] And [Bm] [D]
as I recede in the charm of my [A] grief
I am [C] bound, [G]
[A] what keeps me [G] up now?
[D] [G] [D]
[C] Let nightmares control [G] you, the [D] daylight expose you
When the blood [C#] in your head [Em] starts to pound
[B]
[E] [G] It's [D] twenty till three, and you've got a [A] cliff to [C] climb down
[G]
[D] What [A] keeps me [G] up now?
[C] [E] [G]
Remember [D] the time [G] you first called me out?
[D] [G]
I [E] laughed to [Em] pretend not to know
It [D] came out of [G] your mouth, but [C] it clung on [D] my brain
Like a fresh coat of paint
And [G] I fled on a [F#m] train headed [Em] south, [Bm]
[D]
in New [A] Orleans
[D] I whopped my mind on [C] the town, [G]
[D] what [A] keeps me [G] up now?
[D] [G]
Let [C] nightmares control you, the [D] daylight [A] expose you
[E] When the blood in your head starts [Em] to pound
[E] [Bm] [D] It's twenty till three, and you've got a cliff to [C] climb down
[G]
[D] [A] What keeps me up [G] now?
[D] And [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[Em] [B]
[E] [Bm] [D]
[D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] I used the dope to [C] escape, but [G] I couldn't be found
[D] [G]
[Em] And I burned through all petty cash [D] and bank [G] accounts
[D] [G]
[C] With nothing [G]
else but a [D] guitar [A] and belt
I [D] hawked it [F#m] and swore off [E] the sound
[Bm]
[D] The belt was a noose when I came to fall to [C] ground
[G] [A] What keeps me [G] up now?
[D] [G]
[D] Let [C] nightmares control you, [A] the daylight [D] expose you
When the [E] blood in [B] your head starts [Em] to pound
[B] [E] [Bm]
[G] [A] It's twenty till three, and [G] you've got a [A] cliff to [C] climb down
[A] What keeps me [G] up now?
[D] [G]
Key:
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D
C
A
E
G
D
C
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Do I [D] have what it takes to make it [G] somehow? _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] What if I fall on my face [D] in front of the [G] crowd? _
_ [C] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] Don't my [D] [C] mistakes are [A]
reflected in shapes
[G] that appear like [F#m] a self-loathing [Em] trial?
_ [B] _ _
[E] And _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D]
as I recede in the charm of my [A] grief
I am [C] bound, [G] _ _ _
[A] _ what keeps me [G] up now?
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] Let nightmares control [G] you, the [D] daylight expose you
When the blood [C#] in your head [Em] starts to pound
_ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ It's [D] twenty till three, and you've got a [A] cliff to [C] climb down
_ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ What [A] keeps me [G] up now?
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Remember [D] the time [G] you first called me out?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ I [E] laughed to [Em] pretend not to know
It [D] came out of [G] your mouth, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but [C] it clung on [D] my brain
Like a fresh coat of paint
And [G] I fled on a [F#m] train headed [Em] south, [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
in New [A] Orleans
[D] _ I whopped my mind on [C] the town, _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ what [A] keeps me [G] up now?
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Let [C] nightmares control you, the [D] daylight [A] expose you
[E] When the blood in your head starts [Em] to pound _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] It's twenty till three, and you've got a cliff to [C] climb down
[G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] What keeps me up [G] now?
[D] And _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ I used the dope to [C] escape, but [G] I couldn't be found
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] And I burned through all petty cash [D] and bank [G] accounts
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] With nothing [G]
else but a [D] guitar [A] and belt
I [D] hawked it [F#m] and swore off [E] the sound
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] The belt was a noose when I came to fall to [C] ground _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ What keeps me [G] up now?
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ Let [C] nightmares control you, [A] the daylight [D] expose you
When the [E] blood in [B] your head starts [Em] to pound _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] [A] It's twenty till three, _ and [G] you've got a [A] cliff to [C] climb _ down
_ _ [A] _ _ What keeps me [G] up now?
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Do I [D] have what it takes to make it [G] somehow? _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] What if I fall on my face [D] in front of the [G] crowd? _
_ [C] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] Don't my [D] [C] mistakes are [A]
reflected in shapes
[G] that appear like [F#m] a self-loathing [Em] trial?
_ [B] _ _
[E] And _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D]
as I recede in the charm of my [A] grief
I am [C] bound, [G] _ _ _
[A] _ what keeps me [G] up now?
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] Let nightmares control [G] you, the [D] daylight expose you
When the blood [C#] in your head [Em] starts to pound
_ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ It's [D] twenty till three, and you've got a [A] cliff to [C] climb down
_ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ What [A] keeps me [G] up now?
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Remember [D] the time [G] you first called me out?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ I [E] laughed to [Em] pretend not to know
It [D] came out of [G] your mouth, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but [C] it clung on [D] my brain
Like a fresh coat of paint
And [G] I fled on a [F#m] train headed [Em] south, [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
in New [A] Orleans
[D] _ I whopped my mind on [C] the town, _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ what [A] keeps me [G] up now?
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Let [C] nightmares control you, the [D] daylight [A] expose you
[E] When the blood in your head starts [Em] to pound _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] It's twenty till three, and you've got a cliff to [C] climb down
[G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] What keeps me up [G] now?
[D] And _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ I used the dope to [C] escape, but [G] I couldn't be found
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] And I burned through all petty cash [D] and bank [G] accounts
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] With nothing [G]
else but a [D] guitar [A] and belt
I [D] hawked it [F#m] and swore off [E] the sound
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] The belt was a noose when I came to fall to [C] ground _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ What keeps me [G] up now?
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ Let [C] nightmares control you, [A] the daylight [D] expose you
When the [E] blood in [B] your head starts [Em] to pound _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] [A] It's twenty till three, _ and [G] you've got a [A] cliff to [C] climb _ down
_ _ [A] _ _ What keeps me [G] up now?
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _