Struggling Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays444

Struggling by Bumpin Uglies is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords F, Bb, Dm, C and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: F  Bb  F  Bb  F  

  F                   Bb             F 
I dream the most when i'm awake i've found  
Dm          C              F             Bb          F 
Lofty expectations keep my feet upon the ground  
            C              F 
Life's too short for settling  

    F                         Bb            F 
The road less traveled is the one i tend to take  
Dm             C            F          Bb            F 
Relishing the challenges as proof that i'm awake  
            C               F 
Life's too short for settling  

  Bb 
So i take the journey day by day  
C 
Giving everything with no restraint  
Dm 
But the fear of failure remains inside  
Gm 
The pain reminds me i'm alive  
Bb                   C            F 
I'm happiest when i am struggling 

F                    Bb           F 
I've been warned but i will not succumb  
      Dm           C          F                  Bb       F 
To preparing for a future i'm not sure will ever come  
           C                F 
Lifes too short for hedging bets  

F                  Bb            F 
Passion's all i've left in my possession  
   Dm                C               F                   Bb            F 
So i'll keep all the faith i have in rhymes and chord progressions  
           C                F 
Lifes too short for settling  

  Bb 
So i take the journey day by day  
C 
Giving everything with no restraint  
Dm 
But the fear of failure remains inside  
Gm 
The pain reminds me i'm alive  
Bb 
And its all i've known, its all that's real  
C 
It's the only thing i'll ever feel  
Dm 
The only regret i'll admit  
Gm 
Is i've only got one life to give  
Bb                    C           F 
I'm happiest when i am struggling 

( F  Bb  F  Bb  F ) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante