Scoundrel Days Chords by A-Ha
Tempo:
78 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
D
Gm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] .
Was that somebody screaming?.
[Em] [B] It wasn't me for sure.
[Em] .
[Gm] I lift my head up from an easy pillow, put my feet on the floor.
.
I cut my wrist [Dm] on a bad thought, [Gm] head for the door.
.
[B] Outside on the pavement, [Em] [B] the dark [Em] makes the noise.
.
[Bb] I can feel sweat on my lips [Gm] and leaking into my mouth.
[D] I'm headed out for the steep hill, [Gm] leaving me no .
[B] choice.
[Bm] .
[Em] [G] I'm sinking, [D] [C] I'm [G] sinking, I'm [D] [Am] .
[Em] [G] [D] [Am] .
[C] [G] sinking, [D] [C] the love [Em] got free.
[Bm] I [G].
[Em] run the wind around me, [Bb] I dream pictures of houses burning,.
[Gm] they never know what they're meant to [F] do.
With death [C] comes the morning, [G] and [Gm] allows the new.
[B] Wasn't too much [G] to ask for, [Em] to pull the weight.
[Bb] They forgive everything [Gm] but greatness, these are scoundrel days.
[Dm] I close the car at the [Gm] names, I try to hit somebody, [Db] baby.
[Bm] I'm sinking, [Em] I'm [G] .
[D] sinking, [Am] [C] [G] .
[D] [Am] [Em] I'm [G] .
[D] sinking, [Am] [C] [G] .
[D] the [Am] love [Gm] got .
[Em] [Eb] [Gm] scoundrel days.
[C] .
[Eb] [Gm] [Bb] .
[E] [Eb] [Gm] [Bb] .
[E] [Eb] [A] [B] I reach the exit [G] down, [Em] I've got blood in my hair,.
[Bb] the hands touch my body, .
[Gm] from everywhere.
[Dm] But I know that I made it, .
[Gm] as I run into the [B] air.
[Bm] [Bm] .
[Em] [G] I'm sinking, [D] [Am] [C] [G] I'm .
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] .
[D] sinking, [Am] [C] I'm [G] sinking, .
[D] [Am] the love [Em] got free.
[G] .
[D] [Am] [C] [G] .
[D] [Am] These are [G] scoundrel days.
.
Was that somebody screaming?.
[Em] [B] It wasn't me for sure.
[Em] .
[Gm] I lift my head up from an easy pillow, put my feet on the floor.
.
I cut my wrist [Dm] on a bad thought, [Gm] head for the door.
.
[B] Outside on the pavement, [Em] [B] the dark [Em] makes the noise.
.
[Bb] I can feel sweat on my lips [Gm] and leaking into my mouth.
[D] I'm headed out for the steep hill, [Gm] leaving me no .
[B] choice.
[Bm] .
[Em] [G] I'm sinking, [D] [C] I'm [G] sinking, I'm [D] [Am] .
[Em] [G] [D] [Am] .
[C] [G] sinking, [D] [C] the love [Em] got free.
[Bm] I [G].
[Em] run the wind around me, [Bb] I dream pictures of houses burning,.
[Gm] they never know what they're meant to [F] do.
With death [C] comes the morning, [G] and [Gm] allows the new.
[B] Wasn't too much [G] to ask for, [Em] to pull the weight.
[Bb] They forgive everything [Gm] but greatness, these are scoundrel days.
[Dm] I close the car at the [Gm] names, I try to hit somebody, [Db] baby.
[Bm] I'm sinking, [Em] I'm [G] .
[D] sinking, [Am] [C] [G] .
[D] [Am] [Em] I'm [G] .
[D] sinking, [Am] [C] [G] .
[D] the [Am] love [Gm] got .
[Em] [Eb] [Gm] scoundrel days.
[C] .
[Eb] [Gm] [Bb] .
[E] [Eb] [Gm] [Bb] .
[E] [Eb] [A] [B] I reach the exit [G] down, [Em] I've got blood in my hair,.
[Bb] the hands touch my body, .
[Gm] from everywhere.
[Dm] But I know that I made it, .
[Gm] as I run into the [B] air.
[Bm] [Bm] .
[Em] [G] I'm sinking, [D] [Am] [C] [G] I'm .
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] .
[D] sinking, [Am] [C] I'm [G] sinking, .
[D] [Am] the love [Em] got free.
[G] .
[D] [Am] [C] [G] .
[D] [Am] These are [G] scoundrel days.
.
Key:
G
Em
D
Gm
Am
G
Em
D
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Was that somebody screaming?.
_ [Em] [B] It wasn't me for sure.
[Em] _ .
[Gm] I lift my head up from an easy pillow, put my feet on the floor.
_ .
I cut my wrist [Dm] on a bad thought, [Gm] head for the door.
_ .
[B] Outside on the pavement, [Em] [B] the dark [Em] makes the noise.
_ .
[Bb] I can feel sweat on my lips [Gm] and leaking into my mouth.
[D] I'm headed out for the steep hill, [Gm] leaving me no _ .
[B] choice.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ [G] I'm sinking, [D] _ _ [C] I'm _ _ [G] sinking, I'm [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ .
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ .
_ [C] _ [G] sinking, [D] _ [C] the love [Em] got free.
_ _ [Bm] I _ [G].
[Em] run the wind around me, [Bb] I dream pictures of houses burning,.
[Gm] they never know what they're meant to [F] do.
With death [C] comes the morning, [G] and [Gm] allows the new.
_ [B] Wasn't too much [G] to ask for, [Em] to pull the weight.
_ [Bb] They forgive everything [Gm] but greatness, these are scoundrel days.
[Dm] I close the car at the [Gm] names, I try to hit somebody, _ [Db] _ baby.
[Bm] I'm sinking, [Em] I'm _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ sinking, [Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] I'm _ [G] _ _ .
[D] sinking, [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
[D] the _ [Am] love [Gm] got _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] scoundrel days.
[C] _ _ .
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ [A] [B] I reach the exit [G] down, [Em] I've got blood in my hair,.
[Bb] the hands touch my body, _ .
[Gm] from everywhere.
_ [Dm] But I know that I made it, _ .
[Gm] as I run into the [B] air.
_ [Bm] _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] I'm sinking, [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ [G] I'm _ .
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] sinking, [Am] _ _ [C] I'm [G] sinking, _ .
[D] _ [Am] the love [Em] got free.
_ [G] _ .
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ [Am] These are [G] scoundrel days.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Was that somebody screaming?.
_ [Em] [B] It wasn't me for sure.
[Em] _ .
[Gm] I lift my head up from an easy pillow, put my feet on the floor.
_ .
I cut my wrist [Dm] on a bad thought, [Gm] head for the door.
_ .
[B] Outside on the pavement, [Em] [B] the dark [Em] makes the noise.
_ .
[Bb] I can feel sweat on my lips [Gm] and leaking into my mouth.
[D] I'm headed out for the steep hill, [Gm] leaving me no _ .
[B] choice.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ [G] I'm sinking, [D] _ _ [C] I'm _ _ [G] sinking, I'm [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ .
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ .
_ [C] _ [G] sinking, [D] _ [C] the love [Em] got free.
_ _ [Bm] I _ [G].
[Em] run the wind around me, [Bb] I dream pictures of houses burning,.
[Gm] they never know what they're meant to [F] do.
With death [C] comes the morning, [G] and [Gm] allows the new.
_ [B] Wasn't too much [G] to ask for, [Em] to pull the weight.
_ [Bb] They forgive everything [Gm] but greatness, these are scoundrel days.
[Dm] I close the car at the [Gm] names, I try to hit somebody, _ [Db] _ baby.
[Bm] I'm sinking, [Em] I'm _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ sinking, [Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] I'm _ [G] _ _ .
[D] sinking, [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
[D] the _ [Am] love [Gm] got _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] scoundrel days.
[C] _ _ .
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ [A] [B] I reach the exit [G] down, [Em] I've got blood in my hair,.
[Bb] the hands touch my body, _ .
[Gm] from everywhere.
_ [Dm] But I know that I made it, _ .
[Gm] as I run into the [B] air.
_ [Bm] _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] I'm sinking, [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ [G] I'm _ .
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] sinking, [Am] _ _ [C] I'm [G] sinking, _ .
[D] _ [Am] the love [Em] got free.
_ [G] _ .
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ [Am] These are [G] scoundrel days.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .