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Desecration Smile

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[Intro]
|   C#m/G#|  C#m/G#(B)|        E|     E(B)|
|   C#m/G#|  C#m/G#(B)|        E|        E|
|       Em|     D      C|       Em|    D     C|
[Verse 1]
EmAll alone, not Dby myCself
EmAnother girl bad Dfor my Chealth
EmI've seen it all through Dsomeone Celse, and I
Em(Another girl bad Dfor my Chealth)
EmCelebrated but DundisCturbed
EmSerenaded by the Dterror Cbird
EmIt's seldom seen and it's Dnever Cheard, oh
Em(Serenaded by the Dterror CbirdEm)
[Chorus]
Never Din the wrong Atime or wrong Eplace
DeseDcration is the Asmile on my Eface
The love I Dmade is the Ashape of my Espace
My Dface, my Aface
[Instrumental]
|    Em|   D    C|    Em|   D    C|
[Verse 2]
EmDisintegrated by the Drising Csun
EmA rolling black out of DobliviCon
EmAnd I'd like to think that I'm your Dnumber Cone, I'm
Em(A rolling black out of DobliviCon)
EmI wanna leave but I Djust get Cstuck
EmA broken record runnin' Dlow on Cluck
EmThere's heavy metal coming Dfrom your Ctruck
EmAnd I'm a (a broken record runnin' Dlow on CluckEm)
[Chorus]
Never Din the wrong Atime or wrong Eplace
DeseDcration is the Asmile on my Eface
The love I Dmade is the Ashape of my Espace
My Dface, my Aface
[Bridge]
|   C    G|     E|   C    G|     E|
  CWe could all Ggo down to
EMalibu and make some noise
  CCoca Cola Gdoesn't Edo the justice she enjoys
  CWe could all Gcome up with
ESomething new to be destroyed
  CWe could all Ggo Emdown
[Instrumental]
|(Em)  |   D    C|    Em|   D    C|
[Verse 3]
EmI love the feeling when it Dfalls aCpart
EmI'm slow to finish but I'm Dquick to Cstart and
EmBeneath the heather lies the DmeadowlCark
And I'Emm (slow to finish but I'm Dquick to CstartEm)
[Chorus] (x2)
Never Din the wrong Atime or wrong Eplace
DeseDcration is the Asmile on my Eface
The love I Dmade is the Ashape of my Espace
My Dface, my Aface
[Outro]
|   C#m/G#|  C#m/G#(B)|        E|     E(B)|
|   C#m/G#|  C#m/G#(B)| E  

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Desecration Smile

by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

C#m/G# C#m/G# B E E B

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C#m/G# C#m/G# B E E

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Em D C Em D C

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[Verse 1]

Em D C

All alone, not by myself

Em D C

Another girl bad for my health

Em D C

I've seen it all through someone else, and I

Em D C

(Another girl bad for my health)

Em D C

Celebrated but undisturbed

Em D C

Serenaded by the terror bird

Em D C

It's seldom seen and it's never heard, oh

Em D C Em

(Serenaded by the terror bird)

[Chorus]

D A E

Never in the wrong time or wrong place

D A E

Desecration is the smile on my face

D A E

The love I made is the shape of my space

D A

My face, my face

[Instrumental]

Em D C Em D C

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[Verse 2]

Em D C

Disintegrated by the rising sun

Em D C

A rolling black out of oblivion

Em D C

And I'd like to think that I'm your number one, I'm

Em D C

(A rolling black out of oblivion)

Em D C

I wanna leave but I just get stuck

Em D C

A broken record runnin' low on luck

Em D C

There's heavy metal coming from your truck

Em D C Em

And I'm a (a broken record runnin' low on luck)

[Chorus]

D A E

Never in the wrong time or wrong place

D A E

Desecration is the smile on my face

D A E

The love I made is the shape of my space

D A

My face, my face

[Bridge]

C G E C G E

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C G

We could all go down to

Malibu and make some noise

C G E

Coca Cola doesn't do the justice she enjoys

C G

We could all come up with

Something new to be destroyed

C G Em

We could all go down

[Instrumental]

Em D C Em D C

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[Verse 3]

Em D C

I love the feeling when it falls apart

Em D C

I'm slow to finish but I'm quick to start and

Em D C

Beneath the heather lies the meadowlark

Em D C Em

And I'm (slow to finish but I'm quick to start)

[Chorus] (x2)

D A E

Never in the wrong time or wrong place

D A E

Desecration is the smile on my face

D A E

The love I made is the shape of my space

D A

My face, my face

[Outro]

C#m/G# C#m/G# B E E B

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C#m/G# C#m/G# B E

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About Desecration Smile Chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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FAQ — Desecration Smile by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Is "Desecration Smile" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Desecration Smile" in?

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