Stiff upper lip Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays524

Stiff upper lip by AC/DC is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro:  A   D   C       A   D   C
 
            A                D                C
1. Well, I was out on a drive, on a bit of a trip,
       A          D               C
     lookin for thrills to get me some kicks.
       A                 D                  C
    Yeah, I warn you, ladies, I shoot from the hip,
            A                                                             
    I was born with a stiff, stiff upper lip. 
 
        A          D   C      A            D   C
2. Like a dog in a howl      I bite everything,
          A             D   C     A                  D   C
    and I'm big and I’m drawl,  and I’ll ball your thing.
 
           A            D   C      A            D   C
Now keep a stiff upper lip,  and I shoot from the hip.
        A             D   C
Oh, keep a stiff upper lip, 
       D                               A    D 
and I shoot, and I shoot, shoot from the hip,
      C        A               D   C
I shoot from the hip. Now listen !
 
              A        D   C    A                    D   C
2. Well I'm workin' it out,              and I've done everything 
          A                D   C          A              D   C
    and I can't reform, no,      can you feel my sting? 
 
        A                 D   C      A                       D   C

Chord diagrams

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