Critically Disdained Chords

KeyAsus CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays427

Critically Disdained by Bowling For Soup is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Asus. It uses the chords Asus2, Em, F#m, D, E, C#/D, G#, B and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Asus
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16
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Intro: Asus2 Em F#m D 

Asus2                                E 
Run it up the flag pole and see if anyone salutes 
         F#m               E              D 
And then run it into the ground until it dies 

Then bring it back to life 
Asus2               E  
All together now, we’re just the same as we’ve always been 
    F#m            E                            D   (C#/D) D 
And if you think you’re better you're probably right 

D          E 
We’re not here to change the world 
Asus2                F#m 
We’re here to laugh at others 
D           E                F#m     E 
Maybe get a nap along the way 
D           E              Asus2     G#   F#m 
So dress it up the way you wish and step aside 
          D              E 
And then meet us at the bar and we'll let you buy 

Asus2  E  (2x) 

Asus2                        E 
Take a number, take a seat, we've been here quite some time 
    F#m              E                    D 
And it doesn’t seem we're leaving anytime soon 

The bathroom's down the hall 
Asus2                  E 
Take a shot at us and see how far you get 
     F#m                    E                        D   
We eat chumps like you for breakfast when we get about noon 

D          E 
We’re not here to change the world 
Asus2                F#m 
We’re here to laugh at others 
D           E                F#m     E 
Maybe get a nap along the way 
D           E              Asus2     G#   F#m 
So dress it up the way you wish and step aside 
          D              E 
And then meet us at the bar and we'll let you buy 

Asus2  E  (2x) 

B     F#m 
Hey jealousy, 
     D                   Asus2 
Is a song by the band the Gin Blossoms 
D               Asus2 
I accidentally saw them once 
B            F#m 
Hey, I got carried away 
     D              Asus2 
But it’s easy to be unafraid 
     D                  Asus2 
When you're so critically disdained 
B 
For being happy, smiling, drinking 
B 
Laughing, cussing not overthinking 
B 
Rocking while the ship is sinking 
Em 
And we can't even swim 

Show up those drum lessons, Gary! 
That's my kid 

E          F#m 
We’re not here to change the world 
B                   G# 
We’re here to laugh at others 
E           F#m              G#     F#m 
Maybe get a nap along the way 
E           F#m             B     Bb     G# 
So dress it up the way you wish and step aside 
          Em             F#m                   B  
And then meet us at the bar and we'll let you buy 
    	

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