Destroyer Chords by The Kinks

Tempo:
70.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

C

G

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Kinks - Destroyer - 1981 chords
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[A] [G] [C]
[G] Man, I got a hard load out [C] and I took it back [A] to my place.
Feeling [C] guilty, feeling scared, hidden [E] cameras everywhere.
Stop!
[Am] Hold on.
Stay in [G] [C] control.
[A] Girl, [G] I want [C] you here [A] with me, but I'm really not as cool as I'd like to be.
There's a vet under [C] my bed, [A] and there's a little [Em] yellow man [C] in my head.
[A] I never [G] truly [C] look [A] inside of me.
It keeps stopping me, touching me, watching me, loving [E] me.
Paranoia, [D] deep [A] destroyer.
[G] [C]
[Em] [D] Paranoia, [A] deep destroyer.
Well, I fell [Em] asleep, then I [Am] woke, feeling kinda queer.
Laura looked [G] at me and said,
[C] Ooh, you look [G] so weird.
She said,
Man, [A] there's really something wrong with you.
One day you're gonna self-destruct.
You're up, [G] you're down, [A] I'm coming you out.
You get a good [C] thing going and [A] you blow yourself [E] out.
Silly boy, you self [Am]-destroyer.
[A] [B] Silly [A] boy, you self-destroyer.
[C] [Am] [C] Silly [D] boy, you got so much to [C] live for, so much to hate [D] for, so much to try [C] for.
You're blowing up.
[D] Paranoia, [Em] so insecure, [F] you self-destroyer.
And [E]
[A] [G] it goes like this.
[E] [A]
Paranoia, destroyer.
Paranoia, destroyer.
[C] [A] [G] [C]
[Gm] [C] [E]
[A] Doctor, doctor, help me [C] please, I know you'll [Am] understand.
There's a kind of [G] vice inside of me, [C] I'm a self [A]-destructing man.
There's a wreck [G] under [C] my bed.
[Am] And there's a little green man in my [A] head.
And bet you're not going crazy.
[C] You're just [A] upset, cause there's a man in [G] your mind, [A] you're tearing [E] your institute.
Silly [D] boy, you [A] self-destroyer.
[Am]
[E] [A] Paranoia.
[Am]
[C] Self-destroyer.
[D] Wreck your [C] health.
Destroy your [D] friends.
Destroy yourself.
[C] Attach myself [D] to self-destruction.
[Em] Blast the shooters.
[F] Start the rocket.
[E] [D] [A] There we go.
[B] Paranoia, destroyer.
[G] [C]
[E] Get me Paranoia!
[D] Paranoia, destroyer.
[E] Paranoia, [A] destroyer.
[G] [Am]
[D] [A] [Am]
[E] [A] Paranoia, destroyer.
Key:  
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
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To start learning The Kinks - Destroyer chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, C, D, C, A, G and C in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 35 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 71. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[G] Man, I got a hard load out [C] and I took it back [A] to my place.
Feeling [C] guilty, feeling scared, hidden [E] cameras everywhere.
Stop!
[Am] Hold on.
Stay in [G] [C] control.
[A] Girl, [G] I want [C] you here [A] with me, but I'm really not as cool as I'd like to be.
There's a vet under [C] my bed, [A] and there's a little [Em] yellow man [C] in my head.
[A] I never [G] truly [C] look [A] inside of me.
It keeps stopping me, touching me, watching me, loving [E] me.
Paranoia, [D] deep [A] destroyer.
[G] _ [C] _
[Em] _ [D] Paranoia, [A] deep destroyer. _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, I fell [Em] asleep, then I [Am] woke, feeling kinda queer.
Laura looked [G] at me and said,
[C] Ooh, you look [G] so weird.
She said,
Man, [A] there's really something wrong with you.
One day you're gonna self-destruct.
You're up, [G] you're down, [A] I'm coming you out.
You get a good [C] thing going and [A] you blow yourself [E] out.
Silly boy, you self [Am]-destroyer.
_ [A] _ [B] Silly [A] boy, you self-destroyer.
_ [C] _ [Am] _ [C] Silly [D] boy, you got so much to [C] live for, so much to hate [D] for, so much to try [C] for.
You're blowing up.
[D] Paranoia, [Em] so insecure, [F] you self-destroyer.
And _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] it goes like this.
[E] _ _ [A] _
Paranoia, destroyer. _ _ _ _ _ _
Paranoia, destroyer.
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] Doctor, doctor, help me [C] please, I know you'll [Am] understand.
There's a kind of [G] vice inside of me, [C] I'm a self [A]-destructing man.
There's a wreck [G] under [C] my bed.
[Am] And there's a little green man in my [A] head.
And bet you're not going crazy.
[C] You're just [A] upset, cause there's a man in [G] your mind, [A] you're tearing [E] your institute.
Silly [D] boy, you [A] self-destroyer.
_ [Am] _ _
[E] _ [A] Paranoia.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] Self-destroyer.
[D] Wreck your [C] health.
Destroy your [D] friends.
Destroy yourself.
[C] Attach myself [D] to self-destruction.
[Em] Blast the shooters.
[F] Start the rocket.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ There we go.
_ _ _ [B] Paranoia, destroyer.
[G] _ [C]
[E] Get me Paranoia!
[D] Paranoia, destroyer. _ _
[E] _ Paranoia, [A] _ destroyer.
[G] _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ [A] Paranoia, destroyer. _ _ _ _

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