Mona Lisa Chords

KeyC# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays465

Mona Lisa by Chris Clouse is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords C#, E, F# and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C# E F# B  
When I go to take a pill,  
E F# C#  
I search the bottle, holding near  
E F# C#  
To see what I am taking  
E F# C#  
If I need to eat or fear  
E F# B  
When I'm driving in my car  
E F# C#  
Look to the sign to see how far,  
E F# C#  
How far this road will take me  
E B F#  
Where the closest cities are  
E ?  
Ah but she keeps me wondering  
F#  
My Mona Lisa  
E B C# E F# C#  
Is that frown or a grin?  
E F#  
She'll take me for a while  
E F#  
I'll go the extra mile  
B E F# E  
Mona Liiiiiiiiiiiisa  
E B C# E F# C#  
I wanna make her smile  
E B C# E F# C#  
Yeah I want to make her smile  
E F# B  
Many pass and see her beauty  
E F# C#  
Been intrigued by the unknown  
E F# C#  
But I want to see her deeper  
E F# C#  
Love her 'til I've kissed the bone  
E F# B  
Dash of salt corrodes the vault  
E F# C#  
So I will rain her with my love  
E F# C#  
Assault on the earth happens,  
E B F#  
Will my power be enough  
E ?  
Ah but she keeps me wondering  
F#  
My Mona Lisa  
E B C# E F# C#  
Is that frown or a grin?  
E F#  
She'll take me for a while  
E F#  
I'll go the extra mile  
B E F# E  
Mona Liiiiiiiiiiiisa  
E B C# E F# C#  
I wanna make her smile  
E B C# E F# C#  
Yeah I want to make her smile  

If she could give me a sign  
So long a way stealing time  

E ?  
Ah but she keeps me wondering  
F#  
My Mona Lisa  
E B C# E F# C#  
Is that frown or a grin?  
E F#  
She'll take me for a while  
E F#  
I'll go the extra mile  
B E F# E  
Mona Liiiiiiiiiiiisa  
E B C# E F# C#  
I wanna make her smile  
E B C# E F# C#  
Yeah I want to make her smile 
    	

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