Temple Grandin Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays528

Temple Grandin by Andrew Jackson Jihad is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em, Am, Bm and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                            C            D                   G 
Open up your murder eyes and see the ugly world that spat you out 
G                           C                 D                      G 
Open up your ugly mouth and sing the words it taught you to spit 'em out 

       Em                            Am 
In the days before the damage no one knew if we were happy 
       Em                           D 
In the days before the damage dying wasn't nearly even easy now 
   C                            D                                G   C  G  C D 
So open up your murder eyes and see the ugly world that spat you out 

G                     C 
Stevie Wonder to the bullshit 
G                     C         
Stevie Wonder to the bullshit, baby 
G       D              G 
Write a nice pop song about it 

G                                C               D               G 
Cut the world in half I bet that you will go and find a sleeping giant 
G                                          C                      D                G 
Turn the page just to wake him up and then turn the page and then turn the page to kill him 

       Em                             G 
In the days before the damage boredom was the same as waiting 
       Em                           Bm 
In the days before the damage water was the only raining 
       C                            Cm                                  Em      D G 
In the days before the damage human beings weren't the ones who did the chasing 
C                            D                                G 
Open up your murder eyes and see the ugly world that spat you out 

                     C 
Hellen Keller to the bullshit 
G                    C 
Hellen Keller to the bullshit 
G        D               G      Bm  Em  D  C  Bm D 
To break through your isolation 
G                     C 
Temple Grandin to the bullshit 
G                     C 
Temple Grandin to the bullshit baby 

G      Bm           Em 
Find a nicer way to kill it 
       D            C       Bm D 
Find a nicer way to kill it 
G      Bm           Em 
Find a nicer way to kill it 
       D            C 
Find a nicer way to kill it 
       Bm    D      G 
Find a nicer way to kill it 

       Bm           Em 
Find a nicer way to kill it 
       D            C 
Find a nicer way to kill it 
       Bm    D      G       Bm  Em  D  C  Bm D  (end on) G 
Find a nicer way to kill it 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante