Nightmare Chords by Halsey

Tempo:
145.7 bpm
Chords used:

F

Am

Em

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Halsey - Nightmare chords
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[F] .
[Em] Now I lay me down [Am] to sleep, I pray [C] the Lord my soul to keep.
.
[F] If I shall die [Em] before I wake, I pray [Am] the Lord my soul [C] to keep.
[F] .
I, I [Em] give a record of the [Am] wreckage of my life.
[C] I've got a record of the life [F] of a man.
[Em] It's not shit but I'm living [Am] every time.
[C] And I'm in love.
.
[Eb] I've [Am] tasted blood and it is sweet.
I've had the rug pulled beneath [F] my feet.
I've trusted lies [E] and tasted [Am].
men.
Broke down and put my sorrows [G] back together [Fm] again.
Stared in the mirror [Em] and punched it to [Am] shatters.
Collected the pieces and [C] picked out a dagger.
[F].
I pinched my skin [E] in between my two fingers.
And wished [N] I could cut some parts off with some scissors.
[F].
Come on little [Em] lady, give us a smile.
[Am] No I ain't got nothing [C] to smile about.
I [F] got no one to smile [Em] for.
I waited a while [A] for a moment to say I don't owe you.
[F] .
[Em] I give a record of the wreckage [Am] of my life.
[C] I've got a record of the life of [F] a man.
It's [Em] not shit but [Am] .
[C] [Dm] I'm living every time.
I don't know sweet dream [Em] but I'm a hell of a night.
.
[Am] I don't [Dm] know sweet dream but I'm a hell of [E] a night.
[Am] .
[Fm] .
No I [E] won't smile but I'll show you [Am] my teeth.
And I'ma let you [C] speak if you just let [F] me breathe.
I've been [Em] polite but won't be [Am] called that.
That ain't a man, tell me [C] what I should [Abm] do [F] in my bed.
Keep my [E] exes in check [Am] in my basement.
Cause kindness is weakness or worse your [F] complacent.
I could play nice [Em] or I could be a bully.
I'm tired and angry but somebody should [F] be.
Come on little [Em] lady, give us a smile.
[Am] No I ain't got nothing [C] to smile about.
I [F] got no one to smile [Em] for.
I waited a while [A] for a moment to say I don't [F] owe you a .
[E] [Am] .
[C] dime.
I give a record of the wreckage [F] of my life.
It's [Em] not shit but I'm [Am] .
living [C] every time.
[F] .
I give [Em] a record of the wreckage [Am] of my life.
I've [C] got a record of the life of [F] a man.
It's [Em] not shit but [Am] .
I'm living [C] every time.
[Dm] .
Someone like [Em] me can be [C] a real nightmare.
Completely aware [F] but I'd rather [Em] be [A] a real nightmare [C] than die unaware.
[F].
Someone [Em] like me can be [Am] a real nightmare.
[C] Completely aware [F] but I'm glad to [Em] be a real [Am] nightmare.
[G] So save me a prayer.
[F] I give [Em] a record of the wreckage of [Am] my life.
It's [C] not shit but I'm living every [F] time.
It's [Em] not shit but I'm [Am] .
[C] living every time.
[F] .
I give [E] a record of the wreckage of [Am] my life.
I've [C] got a record of the life of [F] a man.
It's [Em] not shit but I'm [Am] .
living [C] every time.
[F] I don't know sweet dream but I'm a [Em] hell of a knife.
[Am] .
I [F] don't know sweet dream but [Em] I'm a hell of a knife.
[Am] [D] .
[N] .
Key:  
F
134211111
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
F
134211111
Am
2311
Em
121
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To learn Halsey - Nightmare chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Am, C, F, Em, Am and F in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 72 BPM and then match the original tempo of 146 BPM. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ .
_ _ _ [Em] Now I lay me down [Am] to sleep, _ I pray [C] the Lord my soul to keep.
_ .
[F] If I shall die [Em] before I wake, I pray [Am] the Lord my soul [C] to keep.
_ _ [F] _ .
I, I [Em] give a record of the [Am] wreckage of my life.
[C] I've got a record of the life [F] of a man.
[Em] It's not shit but I'm living [Am] every time.
[C] And I'm in love.
_ _ .
[Eb] I've [Am] tasted blood and it is sweet.
I've had the rug pulled beneath [F] my feet.
I've trusted lies [E] and tasted [Am].
men.
Broke down and put my sorrows [G] back together [Fm] again.
Stared in the mirror [Em] and punched it to [Am] shatters.
Collected the pieces and [C] picked out a dagger.
[F].
I pinched my skin [E] in between my two fingers.
And wished [N] I could cut some parts off with some scissors.
[F].
Come on little [Em] lady, give us a smile.
[Am] No I ain't got nothing [C] to smile about.
I [F] got no one to smile [Em] for.
I waited a while [A] for a moment to say I don't owe you.
_ _ [F] _ .
_ _ _ [Em] I give a record of the wreckage [Am] of my life.
_ _ [C] I've got a record of the life of [F] a man.
It's [Em] not shit but _ [Am] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] I'm living every time.
I don't know sweet dream [Em] but I'm a hell of a night.
_ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ I don't [Dm] know sweet dream but I'm a hell of [E] a night.
[Am] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ .
No I [E] won't smile but I'll show you [Am] my teeth.
And I'ma let you [C] speak if you just let [F] me breathe.
I've been [Em] polite but won't be [Am] called that.
That ain't a man, tell me [C] what I should [Abm] do [F] in my bed.
Keep my [E] exes in check [Am] in my basement.
Cause kindness is weakness or worse your [F] complacent.
I could play nice [Em] or I could be a bully.
I'm tired and angry but somebody should [F] be.
Come on little [Em] lady, give us a smile.
[Am] No I ain't got nothing [C] to smile about.
I [F] got no one to smile [Em] for.
I waited a while [A] for a moment to say I don't [F] owe you a _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ .
_ _ [C] dime.
I give a record of the wreckage [F] of my life.
It's [Em] not shit but I'm _ [Am] _ .
living [C] every time.
_ [F] _ .
_ I give [Em] a record of the wreckage [Am] of my life.
I've [C] got a record of the life of [F] a man.
It's [Em] not shit but _ [Am] _ .
I'm living [C] every time.
_ _ [Dm] _ .
Someone like [Em] me can be [C] a real nightmare.
Completely aware [F] but I'd rather [Em] be _ [A] a real nightmare [C] than die unaware.
_ [F].
Someone _ [Em] like me can be [Am] a real nightmare.
[C] Completely aware [F] but I'm glad to [Em] _ _ be a real [Am] nightmare.
[G] So save me a prayer.
[F] I _ give [Em] a record of the wreckage of [Am] my life.
It's [C] not shit but I'm living every [F] time.
_ It's [Em] not shit but I'm _ [Am] _ .
_ _ [C] living every _ time.
[F] _ .
_ I give [E] a record of the wreckage of [Am] my life.
I've [C] got a record of the life of [F] a man.
It's [Em] not shit but I'm [Am] _ .
_ living [C] every time.
[F] I don't know sweet dream but I'm a [Em] hell of a knife.
[Am] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ I [F] don't know sweet dream but [Em] I'm a hell of a knife.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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