Mattress Chords

by Beck
KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays586

Mattress by Beck is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, B, F# and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro: E B F# A (2x) 

verse 1: 
E         B          F#      A      E 
Put those sunglasses on your hips 
     B     F#      A 
Mayonnaise on your lips  
E         B        F#   A 
Pass me a bag of potato chips 
       E            B          F#     A         
When I wanna put my money on a monkey 

E             B      F#         A   
Give it to me, don't give it to me 
E             B      F#         A  
Give it to me, don't give it to me  
E      B     F#    A 
Your idea 
E              B     F#    A 
Maybe I'll see ya 
        E      B     F#    A 
Maybe I will 
        E      B     F#    A 
Maybe I won't 

verse 2: 
Give me a cold sore when you're young 
Get old fast when you sag in the sun 
Put a coffin lid on everyone 
So you can be depressed 

(Repeat "Give it to me" part) 

     E      B     F#    A 
Your love 
     E   B     F#    A 
Your kindness 
     E B     F#    A 
Your body 
       E B     F#    A 
On the mattress 

E B F# A (2x) 

verse 3: 
She's got braids and broken arms 
Top Ramen cooking in the burning barns  
Talking at me like car alarms 
When all the cars got stolen  

(Repeat "Give it to me" part) 

Bridge: 
E              B             F#           A 
Take me out to dinner, I'm a loser, I'm a winner 
      E             B                 F#             A 
I'm a sucker, I'm a sinner, won't you take me out to dinner?  
E              B             F#           A 
Take me out to dinner, I'm a loser, I'm a winner 
      E             B                 F#             A 
I'm a sucker, I'm a sinner, won't you take me out to dinner?  

(Repeat "Your love" part) 

Outro: E B F# A (4x) 

E B F# A E 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante