Malela Chords
Malela by Brian Jonestown Massacre is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Am, F and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am, F, Am, F, Am, C, Am
Verse:
Am F Am
Silver rings and magic things, your children should not know
Am F Am
Evil deeds are rotten seeds, the kind that never grow
F Am
You put them in the ground you know
C Am
What you will become? Mmm-mmm, I'll tell you son
Am F Am
She traded life for happiness with no regrets at all
Am F Am
It left a rotten emptiness, it left her feeling small
F Am
It left her nothing left at all
Am C Am
Except something she despised, mmm-mmm, you see it in her eyes
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Then going like:
Am, F, Am, F, Am, C, Am, C, Am, F (hold), Am, C, Am
So in this last Am words start again.
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Verse:
Am F Am
She traded love for liberty, a bold pursuit of fun
Am F Am
She gave away her sanity and found that she had none
F Am
Watch quickly now as she becomes
Am C Am
Something that she despised, mmm-mm, you feel it in her
Am C Am
She's living in a lie, mmm-mmm, and she's the center
Am C Am
She gave away her life, mmm-mmm, she's not a sinner
Then going solo part (other guitars playing like: Am, C, Am, C, Am, C, Am and same many times to end of the
song).