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Aberdeen

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
G D C C
G D C C
Bass Fill:
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5--7/9------------5-5-5--7/9---------|
A|------------7-7-7-7--------------7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5--7/9-------------------------------|
A|------------7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Verse]
GI've been Emtryin' Greal hardEm...
GTo reaEmlizeC  C  
GBut some thEmings take Ga long Emlong
GLong long Emtime (Ca long tCime)
[Chorus]
GHold the Bmphone,
hit repEmeat
You got me foCaming at the Gknees
Saw the Bmflame,
tasted Emsin
You Cburned me once agGain
Cut the Bmcord,
she's a EmcreepC  
GAberdBmeen!
CWay back, waCy back...
[Verse]
GNever saw Emmy dark Gside
IEmn, in youGr eyEmesC  C  
GBack and forth bloodEmy fingers
GPaintin' Emup the GskyEm  
CThe skyC  
[Chorus]
GHold the Bmphone,
hit repEmeat
You got me foCaming at the Gknees
Saw the Bmflame,
tasted Emsin
You Cburned me once agGain
Cut the Bmcord,
she's a EmcreepC  
GAberdBmeen!
CWay back, waCy back...
[Breakdown]
Em   C
Em   C
Em   C
Em   C
G    Em
G    Em
G    Em
C    C
[Chorus]
GHold the Bmphone,
hit repEmeat
You got me foCaming at the Gknees
Saw the Bmflame,
tasted Emsin
You Cburned me once agGain
Cut the Bmcord,
she's a EmcreepC  
GAberdBmeen!
CWay back, waCy back...

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Aberdeen

by Cage the Elephant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D C C

Bass Fill:

G|-----------------------------------------|

D|5-5-5--7/9------------5-5-5--7/9---------|

A|------------7-7-7-7--------------7-7-7-7-|

E|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------|

D|5-5-5--7/9-------------------------------|

A|------------7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5----|

E|-----------------------------------------|

[Verse]

G Em G Em

I've been tryin' real hard...

G Em C C

To realize

G Em G Em

But some things take a long long

G Em C C

Long long time (a long time)

[Chorus]

G Bm

Hold the phone,

hit repeat

C G

You got me foaming at the knees

Saw the flame,

tasted sin

C G

You burned me once again

Cut the cord,

Em C

she's a creep

G Bm

Aberdeen!

C C

Way back, way back...

[Verse]

G Em G

Never saw my dark side

Em G Em C C

In, in your eyes

G Em

Back and forth bloody fingers

G Em G Em

Paintin' up the sky

C C

The sky

[Chorus]

G Bm

Hold the phone,

hit repeat

C G

You got me foaming at the knees

Saw the flame,

tasted sin

C G

You burned me once again

Cut the cord,

Em C

she's a creep

G Bm

Aberdeen!

C C

Way back, way back...

[Breakdown]

Em C

G Em

C C

[Chorus]

G Bm

Hold the phone,

hit repeat

C G

You got me foaming at the knees

Saw the flame,

tasted sin

C G

You burned me once again

Cut the cord,

Em C

she's a creep

G Bm

Aberdeen!

C C

Way back, way back...

About Aberdeen Chords by Cage the Elephant

Learn how to play Aberdeen by Cage the Elephant with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Aberdeen chords”, “Aberdeen guitar chords”, or “Cage the Elephant Aberdeen chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Aberdeen chords and for experienced players who want accurate Aberdeen lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, C, A, E, Em.

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