Penguins Chords

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Penguins by Babyshambles is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Gm6, G, Bb, F, A, Cus and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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Intro: D Gm6 (2x)


D           Gm6                           D 
I wanted to thank you so that's what I'll do 
Gm6                      D 
Thank you for just being you 
          Gm6 
For being born 
          D*              G*      
For being born, for being you
 

e--2232-----------1131-------| 
B--3333-----------3333-------| 
G--2222-----------3333-------| 
D--0000-----------3333-------| 
A--0000-----------1111-------| 
E--XXXX-----------1111-------| 

D        Gm6           D 
Saturday night turns into 
          Gm6 
To Sunday morning 
                       D 
Just like it's s'posed to 
            Gm6 
Everybody's gone 
                 D 
It's just me and you 
                   Gm6 
We can do what you like 
                       
Go to the 

   Zoo....................Monkeys......      (Chords are still D Gm6 in expected rhythm; lyrics  
e----2--------3p2----2--------|               omitted since the words aren't gonna align with the 
B-------3----------3---3--3/5-|               tab) 
G-2--------2------------------| 
  Snakes..................Penguins 
e----2--------3p2----2--------| 
B-------3----------3---3--3/5-| 
G-2--------2------------------|           
 Great......................                    
e----2--------3p2----2------------------------7-------7------7--------6--------| 
B-------3----------3---3--3/5-------5/7----------8-------8------8---8---8----6-| 
G-2--------2----------------------------------------7------7------7-------7----| 

D Bb F A x2 

G 
Step outside while he's raising some hell, he can play guitar like he's ringin' a bell 

Solo: 

e-----12-14-14-14-12------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B-------------------15----15-12-------------------------------------------------------------- 
G------------------------------14------------------------------------------------------------ 
D------------------------------------15-14-12----12-14-12-15-15-14-12----12------------------ 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------14-12------------- 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10- 

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G-------------11-11-9------------------------------9----10-10-9--------------------------- 
D--------12----------12----12-9----------9-12---12---12---------12----12-9---------------- 
A------12-----------------------12----12-----------------------------------12------------- 
E-----10-------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10- 

e----------------------------------------------------------12h15p12------------------------------ 
B-----------------------------------------------------------------h15p12h15-----12h15p12\10---10- 
G---------------------------------------------------11--------------------------------------12--- 
D-------12--12----12-14-12----12-14-12----12-12-14-----14-12------------------------------------- 
A-----12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

e-------------------------------------------------------------12--15----/17--17--17--15------15--------------| 
B-10h12p10-------------10-13-10-13-13/15--15--15----15--15-15----------------------------17------17--16--15--| 
G--------12p9h12----12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


D 
I really don't like your boyfriend's face 
         F 
And I am going to try and take his place 
D 
I really don't like your boyfriend's face 
         F 
And I am going to try and take his place 
F        D              F              D    (B-10-8-8-7----7-8-7)     rhythm's same as vocals, 
Nobody's asking who you think that you are  (G-10-9-9-7----7-9-7)x2;   stopping at 'heebies'  
             F               G        Bb        D     Bb     F        
Cus when the heebies met the jeebies, it was hurrah 
A         D     Bb    F     A 
It was hurrah    

D        D      D Bb D       D       D       D Bb A 

D Gm6 x2 
D           Gm6 
I wanted to thank you 
                  D 
Thank you for the cue 
        Gm6 
For the cue 
        D      Gm6      D*       G*        Gm 
For the cue to sigh and silently go 

| /  slide up 
| \  slide down 
| h  hammer-on 
| p  pull-off 
| ~  vibrato 
| +  harmonic 
| x  Mute note 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante