Aberdeen Chords
Aberdeen by Cage The Elephant is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G D C C (2x)
Verse
G Em G Em
I've been tryin real hard...
G Em C C
To realize
G Em G Em
But somethings take a long long
G Em C C
Long long time (a long time)
G
Hold the phone
D
Hit repeat
C C
You got me folding at the knees
G
Saw the flame
D
tasted sin
C C
You burned me once again
G D
Cut the cord,
C C
she's a creep
G D
Aberdeen!
C C
White flag, white flag...
Verse
G Em G
Never saw my dark side
Em G Em C C
In, in your eyes
G Em
Back and forth bloody fingers
G Em G Em
Paintin up the sky
C C
The sky
G
Hold the phone
D
Hit repeat
C C
You got me folding at the knees
G
Saw the flame
D
tasted sin
C C
You burned me once again
G D
Cut the cord,
C C
she's a creep
G D
Aberdeen!
C C
White flag, white flag...
Breakdown
Em C (4x)
G Em (3x)
C C
G
Hold the phone
D
Hit repeat
C C
You got me folding at the knees
G
Saw the flame
D
tasted sin
C C
You burned me once again
G D
Cut the cord,
C C
she's a creep
G D
Aberdeen!
C C
White flag, white flag...