Listen Chords
by Baxter Dury
Listen by Baxter Dury is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Em, G, G#, C, Dm and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am Am Em Em (x2)
verse 1
Am
Did you listen
Am
Did you listen
Em Em
Cleverer than me so it’s hard to believe
Am
Did you listen
Am
Did you listen
Em Em
People like them, think they understand
G G#
Look at them laughing inside
verse 2
Am
Did you listen
Am
Did you listen
Em Em
All those funny faces, pretending to be nice
Am
Did you listen
Am
Did you listen
Em Em
Catch you when they can, leave you in a mess
G G#
Look at them laughing inside
C
And the whitecoats are coming for the clever ones
Dm C Gm
Hide your books – my boy
C
And the whitecoats are coming for the clever ones
Dm C Gm
Hide your books – my boy
Interlude
Am Am Em Em (x2)
verse 3
Am
Did you listen
Am
Did you listen
Em Em
No-one fought as much, expectation was so tough
Am
Did you listen
Am
Did you listen
Em Em
People like them, think they understand
G G#
Look at them laughing inside
C
And the whitecoats are coming for the clever ones
Dm C Gm
Hide your books – my boy
C
And the whitecoats are coming for the clever ones
Dm C Gm
Hide your books – my boy
Outro
Am Am Em Em (x2)
Am