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Piledriver Waltz

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 73Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Verse]
EI etched the face of a stopwatch 
C#mOn the back of a raindrop
G#And did a swap for the sand in an Ahourglass.
EI heard an unhappy ending it C#msort of sounds like you're leaving
G#I heard the piledriver waltz, Ait woke me up this morning.E  
[Chorus]
You look like youve bAeen for breakfast at the hF#meartbreak hotelC#m  
And sat in a back booth by the Apamphlets and the F#mliteraturC#me on how to lose.
Your Awaitress was Bmiserable and Eso was your G#food. 
If you’re gonna Atry and walk on water make sure you wear your Bcomfortable 
shoes. 
[Verse]
EMysteries flashing amber C#mgo green when you answer but the G#red on the rest of 
the questionnaire Anever changes. 
EI heard the news that youre planning C#mto shoot me out of a cannon. 
G#I heard the piledriver waltz, Ait woke me up this morningE. 
[Chorus]
You look like youve bAeen for breakfast at the hF#meartbreak hoteC#ml
And sat in a back booth by the Apamphlets and the F#mliterature C#mon how to lose.
Your Awaitress was Bmiserable and Eso was your G#food. 
If youre gonna tAry and walk on water make sure you wear your cBomfortable 
shoes. B7  
 Ooooh  EPiledriverC#m  G#  A  
E/C#m/G#/ AX2
LEAD:
[Intro]
E |-7---|
B |---9-| x16
G |-----|
D |-----|
A |-----|
E |-----|
[Lead guitar during verse]
E |-7---7---7---9---9---9---8---8---8---9----9----9----|
B |---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---10---10---10-| x2
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------------------------|
B |---9---9---9---9---9---9----------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
[Outro lead]
E |--12----14-11-----12--9-11---9-8-9-11-9----9-7-5-4-----| 
B |---------------------------------------------------7-5-| x 3
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
E |--12----14-11-----12--9-11---9-8-9-11-9-| 
B |----------------------------------------| 
G |----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------|

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Piledriver Waltz

by Arctic Monkeys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

[Verse]

I etched the face of a stopwatch

C#m

On the back of a raindrop

G# A

And did a swap for the sand in an hourglass.

E C#m

I heard an unhappy ending it sort of sounds like you're leaving

G# A E

I heard the piledriver waltz, it woke me up this morning.

[Chorus]

A F#m C#m

You look like youve been for breakfast at the heartbreak hotel

A F#m C#m

And sat in a back booth by the pamphlets and the literature on how to lose.

A B E G#

Your waitress was miserable and so was your food.

A B

If you’re gonna try and walk on water make sure you wear your comfortable

shoes.

[Verse]

E C#m G#

Mysteries flashing amber go green when you answer but the red on the rest of

the questionnaire never changes.

E C#m

I heard the news that youre planning to shoot me out of a cannon.

G# A E

I heard the piledriver waltz, it woke me up this morning.

[Chorus]

A F#m C#m

You look like youve been for breakfast at the heartbreak hotel

A F#m C#m

And sat in a back booth by the pamphlets and the literature on how to lose.

A B E G#

Your waitress was miserable and so was your food.

A B

If youre gonna try and walk on water make sure you wear your comfortable

shoes.

E C#m G# A

Ooooh Piledriver

E C#m G# A

/// X2

LEAD:

[Intro]

E |-7---|

B |---9-| x16

G |-----|

D |-----|

A |-----|

E |-----|

[Lead guitar during verse]

E |-7---7---7---9---9---9---8---8---8---9----9----9----|

B |---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---10---10---10-| x2

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

D |----------------------------------------------------|

A |----------------------------------------------------|

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

E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------------------------|

B |---9---9---9---9---9---9----------------------------|

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

D |----------------------------------------------------|

A |----------------------------------------------------|

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

[Outro lead]

E |--12----14-11-----12--9-11---9-8-9-11-9----9-7-5-4-----|

B |---------------------------------------------------7-5-| x 3

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

D |-------------------------------------------------------|

A |-------------------------------------------------------|

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

E |--12----14-11-----12--9-11---9-8-9-11-9-|

B |----------------------------------------|

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

D |----------------------------------------|

A |----------------------------------------|

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

About Piledriver Waltz Chords by Arctic Monkeys

Learn how to play Piledriver Waltz by Arctic Monkeys with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Piledriver Waltz chords”, “Piledriver Waltz guitar chords”, or “Arctic Monkeys Piledriver Waltz 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 Piledriver Waltz chords and for experienced players who want accurate Piledriver Waltz lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, C#m, G#, A, F#m, B.

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What key is "Piledriver Waltz" in?

The chords for "Piledriver Waltz" show the original chord names (including E, C#m, G#, A, F#m, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.