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Album version is de-tuned slightly, about 1/4 step.
Some chords are approximate, especially in the bridge which contains much noodling/fingerpicking.
[Intro] (x2)
G       Bb   F
G       Bb   F
G       Bb   F
F   F   F   F
[Verse]
 GHow you gonna Bbtop yourFself
 GWhen there is Bbnobody Felse
 GHow you gonna Bbdo it by yourFself
Cause I'Fm not gonFna be herFe to help Fyou
[Instrumental] (x2)
G       Bb   F
G       Bb   F
G       Bb   F
F   F   F   F
[Verse]
 GHow you gonna Bbtop yourFself
 GWhen there is Bbnobody Felse
 GHow you gonna Bbdo it by yourFself
Cause I'Fm not gonFna be herFe to help Fyou
 GHow you gonna Bbdo it alFone
 GWhen I don't Bbpick up my Fphone
 GI'll give a Bbdog a Fbone
But I'Fm not gonFna stick arounFd to help Fyou
[Instrumental] (x2)
G       Dm   D
G       Dm   D
G       Dm   D
C   C   C   C
[Instrumental] (x2)
G       Bb   F
G       Bb   F
G       Bb   F
F   F   F   F
[Verse]
 GHow you gonna Bbstop yourFself
 GWhen your man stops Bbringing your Fbell
 GYou're right between Bbheaven and Fhell
And your gonnFa neeFd the goFod lord to heFlp you
 GHow am I gonna Bbmake you Fsee
 GThat this ain't Bbno way to Fbe
 GSee you've been gettin' Bbit all for Ffree
Guess you betFter get yourselFf a sugar dadFdy to heFlp you
[Instrumental] (x2)
G       Dm   D
G       Dm   D
G       Dm   D
C   C   C   C
[Bridge]
G
G Bb
Such a Glittle girl like Bba spinning top mamma
But you're Gspinning out of conBbtrol
It takes Gsleeping with a Bbsnake like you
 GTo rip apart my Bbsoul
D   D   D   D
       F     FYFeah, Frip apart my soul
D   D   D   D
Rip FapaFrt mFy soFul
[Instrumental] (x2)
G       Bb   F
G       Bb   F
G       Bb   F
F   F   F   F
[Verse]
 GHow you gonna Bbrock yourFself to sleep
 GWhen I give up my Bbmidnight Fcreep girl
 GHow you gonna Bbget that Fdeep
When your daddFy ain't arouFnd here to dFo it to yFou
 GYeah, how you gonna Bbdo it alFone
 GWhen I don't Bbpick up my Fphone
 GI'll give a Bbdog a Fbone
But I'Fm not gonFna stick arouFnd to heFlp you
[Bridge]
   G  BbTop yourFself
   G  BbTop yourFself
   G  BbTop yourFself
F   F   F   F
[Outro]
G Bb

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Top Yourself

by The Raconteurs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Album version is de-tuned slightly, about 1/4 step.

Some chords are approximate, especially in the bridge which contains much noodling/fingerpicking.

[Intro] (x2)

G Bb F

F F F F

[Verse]

G Bb F

How you gonna top yourself

G Bb F

When there is nobody else

G Bb F

How you gonna do it by yourself

F F F F

Cause I'm not gonna be here to help you

[Instrumental] (x2)

G Bb F

F F F F

[Verse]

G Bb F

How you gonna top yourself

G Bb F

When there is nobody else

G Bb F

How you gonna do it by yourself

F F F F

Cause I'm not gonna be here to help you

G Bb F

How you gonna do it alone

G Bb F

When I don't pick up my phone

G Bb F

I'll give a dog a bone

F F F F

But I'm not gonna stick around to help you

[Instrumental] (x2)

G Dm D

C C C C

[Instrumental] (x2)

G Bb F

F F F F

[Verse]

G Bb F

How you gonna stop yourself

G Bb F

When your man stops ringing your bell

G Bb F

You're right between heaven and hell

F F F F

And your gonna need the good lord to help you

G Bb F

How am I gonna make you see

G Bb F

That this ain't no way to be

G Bb F

See you've been gettin' it all for free

F F F F

Guess you better get yourself a sugar daddy to help you

[Instrumental] (x2)

G Dm D

C C C C

[Bridge]

G Bb

Such a little girl like a spinning top mamma

G Bb

But you're spinning out of control

G Bb

It takes sleeping with a snake like you

G Bb

To rip apart my soul

D D D D

F F F F

Yeah, rip apart my soul

D D D D

F F F F

Rip apart my soul

[Instrumental] (x2)

G Bb F

F F F F

[Verse]

G Bb F

How you gonna rock yourself to sleep

G Bb F

When I give up my midnight creep girl

G Bb F

How you gonna get that deep

F F F F

When your daddy ain't around here to do it to you

G Bb F

Yeah, how you gonna do it alone

G Bb F

When I don't pick up my phone

G Bb F

I'll give a dog a bone

F F F F

But I'm not gonna stick around to help you

[Bridge]

G Bb F

Top yourself

G Bb F

Top yourself

G Bb F

Top yourself

F F F F

[Outro]

G Bb

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