Spiderhead Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays562

Spiderhead by Cage The Elephant is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, D, C, Bm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: G  Em  G  Em  D  C    (2x) 

G                         Em 
I am the one you left for dead 
(Say you wanted to) 
G                         Em  D  C 
You are the bullet in my head (ahh) 
G                         Em 
And as you stand over my grave 
(Tell me it's okay) 
G                             Em  D  C 
You'll pause the lips upon my face (ahh) 

G             Em 
Either I'm in heaven, or I'm in hell 
G              Em 
Am I losing my mind, yeah? 
D              C 
(Cause I can't tell) 
G                     Em 
I've been waiting for answers for way too long 
G                Bm          Am 
Seems I'm always waiting around 

G                                   Em 
Spiders in my head, spiders in my mind 
G                                         Em 
You may take my eyes, but baby I'm not blind 
G            Bm     Em 
It all works out in time 
G                  Bm     Em 
You know I'm gonna be all right 
G        Bm     Em                    D 
You may take my eyes but baby I'm not blind 

(G  Em  G  Em  D  C) 

G                            Em 
I think your mother wants me dead 
(Say you want me to) 
G                     Em  D C 
I am a schizophrenic man (ahh) 
G                           Em 
I wouldn't change you if I could 
(Say you want me to) 
G                          Bm   Am 
Treat me good I'll play it cool 

G                                   Em 
Spiders in my head, spiders in my mind 
G                                         Em 
You may take my eyes, but baby I'm not blind 
G            Bm     Em 
It all works out in time 
G                  Bm     Em 
You know I'm gonna be all right 
G        Bm     Em                    Am 
You may take my eyes but baby I'm not blind 

Bm     Am 
(Oooh) 
Bm     Am 
(Oooh) 
Bm     Am   Bm 
(Oooh) 

G                                   Em 
Spiders in my head, spiders in my mind 
G                                         Em 
You may take my eyes, but baby I'm not blind 
G            Bm     Em 
It all works out in time 
G                  Bm     Em 
You know I'm gonna be all right 
G        Bm     Em                    D 
You may take my eyes but baby I'm not blind 

(G  Bm  Em  D  C)(3x) 
(G) 
    	

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