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Capo on 1st Fret
The B5, F#m and G sound best if they are played as power chords. Play a regular G and A in the chorus until
"am I just paranoid, am I just stoned", at that part (the last 2 lines) play the G and A as power chords.
This version is the same as when Rivers Cuomo of Weezer played it live.
[Verse 1]
DDo you have the Atime to B5listen to me F#mwhine?
AGbout nothing and Deverything all at AonceA  
DI am one of Athose
MeloB5dramatic F#mfools
NeuGrotic to the Dbone
No doubt about AitA  
[Chorus]
GSometimes I Agive myself the DcreepsD  
GSometimes my Amind plays tricks on DmeD  
It Gall keeps adding Aup
I Dthink I'm Acracking F#mup
Am GI just paraAnoid?
Or am I just Dstoned?
[Verse 2]
DI went to a Ashrink
To B5analyze my F#mdreams
She Gsays it's lack of Dsex that's bringing me AdownA  
I Dwent to a Awhore
He B5said my life's a F#mbore
So Gquit my whining 'Dcause it's bringing her AdownA  
[Chorus]
GSometimes I Agive myself the DcreepsD  
GSometimes my Amind plays tricks on DmeD  
It Gall keeps adding Aup
I Dthink I'm Acracking F#mup
Am GI just paraAnoid?
I'm just Dstoned
[Bridge]
GGrasping to conAtrol
N.C
So I better hold on
[Musical Break] (played same as verse)
D A B5 F#m G D A A D A B5 F#m G D A A
[Chorus]
GSometimes I Agive myself the DcreepsD  
GSometimes my Amind plays tricks on DmeD  
It Gall keeps adding Aup
I Dthink I'm Acracking F#mup
Am GI just paraAnoid?
I'm just Dstoned

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Basket Case

by Rivers Cuomo

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo on 1st Fret

The B5, F#m and G sound best if they are played as power chords. Play a regular G and A in the chorus until

"am I just paranoid, am I just stoned", at that part (the last 2 lines) play the G and A as power chords.

This version is the same as when Rivers Cuomo of Weezer played it live.

[Verse 1]

D A B5 F#m

Do you have the time to listen to me whine?

G D A A

About nothing and everything all at once

D A

I am one of those

B5 F#m

Melodramatic fools

G D

Neurotic to the bone

A A

No doubt about it

[Chorus]

G A D D

Sometimes I give myself the creeps

G A D D

Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

G A

It all keeps adding up

D A F#m

I think I'm cracking up

G A

Am I just paranoid?

Or am I just stoned?

[Verse 2]

D A

I went to a shrink

B5 F#m

To analyze my dreams

G D A A

She says it's lack of sex that's bringing me down

D A

I went to a whore

B5 F#m

He said my life's a bore

G D A A

So quit my whining 'cause it's bringing her down

[Chorus]

G A D D

Sometimes I give myself the creeps

G A D D

Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

G A

It all keeps adding up

D A F#m

I think I'm cracking up

G A

Am I just paranoid?

I'm just stoned

[Bridge]

G A

Grasping to control

N.C

So I better hold on

[Musical Break] (played same as verse)

D A B5 F#m G D A A D A B5 F#m G D A A

[Chorus]

G A D D

Sometimes I give myself the creeps

G A D D

Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

G A

It all keeps adding up

D A F#m

I think I'm cracking up

G A

Am I just paranoid?

I'm just stoned

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