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 Tab Legend: / slide to the next fret
[Intro] 
E|D5-------F5—------|G5-------—---------|
B|-3-3-3/-6-6-6/|-8—8-8--8-8------|
G|-2-2-2/-5-5-5/|-7-7-7--7-7------|
D|-------—------|-------—---------|
A|-------—------|-------—---------|
E|-------—------|-------—---------|
[Verse 1]    
D5Keep on F5hangin' onG5  
D5Stuck here F5'til I'm goneG5  
D5Boys still F5throwin' stonG5es
D5Runnin' till F5I'm wrongG5  
D5I never F5listened To G5tell the truth, 
I never D5knew F5  G5  
But D5nobody F5misses WG5hat you did 
Quite like I dD5oF5  G5  
[Chorus]
Got me thinkin' 'bout it
D5All daF5y longC5  G5  F5  D5  F5  C5  G5  
D5All daF5y longC5  G5  F5  D5  F5  C5  G5  
(Bangin' my head against the wall) 
Bb5All dA5ay longD5  Bb5  A5  D5  
(Bangin' my head against the wall) 
Bb5All dA5ay longD5  Bb5  A5  D5  
But I'm G5seein' a pattern
G5Fallin' from a ladder
G5Must be trippin' like a cartoon
G5Slippin' on a banana
[Interlude] 
D5 F5 G5
D5 F5 G5
[Verse 2] 
D5Looked up F5in the G5sun
Burned D5out but F5I ain't G5done
D5Ice cream F5meltin' G5down
D5Drippin' oF5n the gG5round
D5Young black and F5gifteG5d
Never lose, gotta be the shoeD5sF5  G5  
That D5old money F5privilege
G5Got me confused What is it you D5do?F5  G5  
[Chorus]
Got me thinking bout it
D5All daF5y longC5  G5  D5  F5  C5  G5  
(Bangin' my head against the wall)
D5All daF5y longC5  G5  D5  F5  C5  G5  
(Bangin' my head against the wall)
Bb5All dA5ay long     D5  
And it's Bb5all and it's A5all and it's D5all day long
(Bangin' my head against the wall)
Bb5All dA5ay long     D5  
And it's Bb5all and it's A5all and it's D5all day long
[Verse 3]
D5Maybe I'm trippin' to F5tell the truth
E5Don't have a cluD5eF5  E5  
D5Maybe I missed out F5on my youth
E5Playing it coolD5  
[Instrumental ] 
E|D5-------—---F5------|C5-------—---G5------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-3-2---0---|-----2-3-2---0---|
D|-0-3-----—-3---3-|-0-3-----—-3-----|x8
A|----------—------|-------—---------|
E|-------—---------|-------—---------|
[Chorus ] 
(Bangin' my head against the wall)
D5All F5day lonC5g     G5  
And it's D5all and it's F5all and it's C5all day lG5ong
(Bangin' my head against the wall)
D5All F5day lonC5g     G5  
And it's D5all and it's F5all and it's C5all day lG5ong

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Keep On

by Portugal. The Man

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb5

Tab Legend: / slide to the next fret

[Intro]

D5 F5 G5

E|-------—------|-------—---------|

B|-3-3-3/-6-6-6/|-8—8-8--8-8------|

G|-2-2-2/-5-5-5/|-7-7-7--7-7------|

D|-------—------|-------—---------|

A|-------—------|-------—---------|

E|-------—------|-------—---------|

[Verse 1]

D5 F5 G5

Keep on hangin' on

D5 F5 G5

Stuck here 'til I'm gone

D5 F5 G5

Boys still throwin' stones

D5 F5 G5

Runnin' till I'm wrong

D5 F5 G5

I never listened To tell the truth,

D5 F5 G5

I never knew

D5 F5 G5

But nobody misses What you did

D5 F5 G5

Quite like I do

[Chorus]

Got me thinkin' 'bout it

D5 F5 C5 G5 F5 D5 F5 C5 G5

All day long

D5 F5 C5 G5 F5 D5 F5 C5 G5

All day long

(Bangin' my head against the wall)

Bb5 A5 D5 Bb5 A5 D5

All day long

(Bangin' my head against the wall)

Bb5 A5 D5 Bb5 A5 D5

All day long

But I'm seein' a pattern

Fallin' from a ladder

Must be trippin' like a cartoon

Slippin' on a banana

[Interlude]

D5 F5 G5

[Verse 2]

D5 F5 G5

Looked up in the sun

D5 F5 G5

Burned out but I ain't done

D5 F5 G5

Ice cream meltin' down

D5 F5 G5

Drippin' on the ground

D5 F5 G5

Young black and gifted

D5 F5 G5

Never lose, gotta be the shoes

D5 F5

That old money privilege

G5 D5 F5 G5

Got me confused What is it you do?

[Chorus]

Got me thinking bout it

D5 F5 C5 G5 D5 F5 C5 G5

All day long

(Bangin' my head against the wall)

D5 F5 C5 G5 D5 F5 C5 G5

All day long

(Bangin' my head against the wall)

Bb5 A5 D5

All day long

Bb5 A5 D5

And it's all and it's all and it's all day long

(Bangin' my head against the wall)

Bb5 A5 D5

All day long

Bb5 A5 D5

And it's all and it's all and it's all day long

[Verse 3]

D5 F5

Maybe I'm trippin' to tell the truth

E5 D5 F5 E5

Don't have a clue

D5 F5

Maybe I missed out on my youth

E5 D5

Playing it cool

[Instrumental ]

D5 F5 C5 G5

E|-------—---------|-------—---------|

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

G|-----2-3-2---0---|-----2-3-2---0---|

D|-0-3-----—-3---3-|-0-3-----—-3-----|x8

A|----------—------|-------—---------|

E|-------—---------|-------—---------|

[Chorus ]

(Bangin' my head against the wall)

D5 F5 C5 G5

All day long

D5 F5 C5 G5

And it's all and it's all and it's all day long

(Bangin' my head against the wall)

D5 F5 C5 G5

All day long

D5 F5 C5 G5

And it's all and it's all and it's all day long

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