Thirteen Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays407

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

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: A D A 

Verse 
E        B           C   D 
Pinch my arm because I'm dreamin' 
E        B           A 
Better get me out of here 
E        B          C   D 
Once again my head is screamin' 
E        B          A 
Gotta get her off my mind 


F#      D 
        She's stayin' 
F#      D       
        And I'm prayin' 
F#      D                           F#    D 
        That she doesn't know what's on my mind 
           B 
When she's around 

F#      D 
        She's stayin' 
F#      D       
        Complaining 
F#      D                           F#     D 
        Cause she doesn't know what's on my mind 
           B 
When she's around 

A D A 

Verse 
Suddenly I've got this feeling 
I can't stop it anymore 
Wake me again I'm dreamin' 
Gotta get this off my mind 

Chorus 
She's stayin' 
And I'm prayin' 
That she doesn't know what's on my mind 
When she's around 
She's stayin' 
Complaining 
Cause she doesn't know what's on my mind 
When she's around 
    	

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