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Trigger Happy

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Capo 2nd fret.
Chords used (relative to capo):
          EADGBE
Dsus2:    xx0230
Dsus2/C#: x40230
Dsus2/F#: 200230
Em7:      020030
A7sus4:   x02030
G*:       320030
Dm*:      xx3230
Bb*:      x10030
Cadd9:    x32030
Chord names look scarier than they actually are. Pretty easy.
Picking pattern is not hard to figure out if you listen to the song.
[Verse 1]
  Dsus2I love your Dsus2/C#head
          Em7              A7sus4  G*
  I love the way you hold your head
  because you're Dsus2/F#young
  Em7and you A7sus4know itDsus2  
  because you're Dsus2/C#young
          Em7              A7sus4  G*
  there ain't nothing you can't do
  because yoDsus2/F#u know
           Em7              A7sus4     Dsus4     Dsus2/C#     Em7  G*
  there ain't nothing you can't do
[Verse 2]
  Dsus2I love your Dsus2/C#head
          Em7              A7sus4  G*
  I love the way you hold your head
  because you Dsus2/F#know
  Em7there is no A7sus4connection between Dsus2old
  and what's Dsus2/C#new
               Em7              A7sus4  Dm*   Bb*
  and there ain't nothing you can't do
[Chorus]
            Cadd9  G*
  oh, nothing at all
        Bb*                         Cadd9  G*
and you know that gun is loaded sure you do
      Dm*  Bb*         Cadd9  G*
summertime blue, summertime blue
        Bb*                         Cadd9  G*
yes you know that gun is loaded sure you do
             Dsus2     Dsus2/C#     Em7  G*
if not for you
[Verse 3]
  Dsus2the way you Dsus2/C#walk
          Em7             A7sus4  G*
  I love the way you wear contempt
  for my Dsus2/F#sort
  Em7oh, should I A7sus4give you my Dsus2money?
  a steady Dsus2/C#hand
        Em7            A7sus4  G*          Dsus2/F#  
  a little trigger happy angry? little man?
            Em7            A7sus4  Dm*   Bb*
  oh, pull the trigger take it all
[Chorus]
            Cadd9  G*
  oh you take it all
          Bb*                         Cadd9  G*
  but you know that gun is loaded sure you do
        Dm*  Bb*         Cadd9  G*
  summertime blue, summertime blue
           Bb*                         Cadd9  G*
  and you know that gun is loaded, sure you do
[Verse 4]
  Dsus2I love your Dsus2/C#head
          Em7              A7sus4  G*
  I love the way you hold your head
  because you're Dsus2/F#young,
  Em7and you A7sus2know itDsus4  
  a steady Dsus4/C#hand,
        Em7            A7sus2  G*
  a little trigger happy?
[Outro]
and we'll Dsus4/F#tell you how to Em7live
                   A7sus4  G*
then we'll take away the reason
and we Dsus4/F#wonder why we Em7wonder
                      A7sus4  G*
how you're not the way that we were

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Trigger Happy

by Lloyd Cole

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Dsus2/C#

Em7

A7sus4

Dsus2/F#

Dsus4

Cadd9

A7sus2

Dsus4/C#

Dsus4/F#

Capo 2nd fret.

Chords used (relative to capo):

EADGBE

Dsus2: xx0230

Dsus2/C#: x40230

Dsus2/F#: 200230

Em7: 020030

A7sus4: x02030

*: 320030

*: xx3230

*: x10030

Cadd9: x32030

Chord names look scarier than they actually are. Pretty easy.

Picking pattern is not hard to figure out if you listen to the song.

[Verse 1]

Dsus2 Dsus2/C#

I love your head

Em7 A7sus4 G

I love the way you hold your head

Dsus2/F#

because you're young

Em7 A7sus4 Dsus2

and you know it

Dsus2/C#

because you're young

Em7 A7sus4 G

there ain't nothing you can't do

Dsus2/F#

because you know

Em7 A7sus4 Dsus4 Dsus2/C# Em7 G

there ain't nothing you can't do

[Verse 2]

Dsus2 Dsus2/C#

I love your head

Em7 A7sus4 G

I love the way you hold your head

Dsus2/F#

because you know

Em7 A7sus4 Dsus2

there is no connection between old

Dsus2/C#

and what's new

Em7 A7sus4 Dm Bb

* *

and there ain't nothing you can't do

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G

oh, nothing at all

Bb Cadd9 G

* *

and you know that gun is loaded sure you do

Dm Bb Cadd9 G

* * *

summertime blue, summertime blue

Bb Cadd9 G

* *

yes you know that gun is loaded sure you do

Dsus2 Dsus2/C# Em7 G

if not for you

[Verse 3]

Dsus2 Dsus2/C#

the way you walk

Em7 A7sus4 G

I love the way you wear contempt

Dsus2/F#

for my sort

Em7 A7sus4 Dsus2

oh, should I give you my money?

Dsus2/C#

a steady hand

Em7 A7sus4 G Dsus2/F#

a little trigger happy angry? little man?

Em7 A7sus4 Dm Bb

* *

oh, pull the trigger take it all

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G

oh you take it all

Bb Cadd9 G

* *

but you know that gun is loaded sure you do

Dm Bb Cadd9 G

* * *

summertime blue, summertime blue

Bb Cadd9 G

* *

and you know that gun is loaded, sure you do

[Verse 4]

Dsus2 Dsus2/C#

I love your head

Em7 A7sus4 G

I love the way you hold your head

Dsus2/F#

because you're young,

Em7 A7sus2 Dsus4

and you know it

Dsus4/C#

a steady hand,

Em7 A7sus2 G

a little trigger happy?

[Outro]

Dsus4/F# Em7

and we'll tell you how to live

A7sus4 G

then we'll take away the reason

Dsus4/F# Em7

and we wonder why we wonder

A7sus4 G

how you're not the way that we were

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