Exploding People Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays433

Exploding People by Cloud Cult is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, G, Dm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro: 

e|-----------0----------------------------------0---------------------------| 
B|------------------0--0--0--1----------------------0--0--0--h1p1-----------| 
G|-------------------------------2-0-----------------------------------2-0--| 
D|------------------------------------2---2-2-------------------------------| 
A|---3---3------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------0----------------------------------0---------------------------| 
B|------------------0--0--0--1----------------------0--0--0--h1p1-----------| 
G|-------------------------------2-0-----------------------------------2-0--| 
D|---2----2--------------------------2---2-2--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--0-2-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 


Verse 1: 

C                        Am 
Building up a belly full of bumble bees. 
C                       Am 
Pushing down the pain like it's a quarantine. 
G                                C 
Baby, sing in choir 'til your tongue falls out, 
                 Am           C 
cuz if you hold it all in it'll all fall out. 
G                      Dm          Am 
And one by one, the people, they explode. 


(Instrumental) 

e|-----------0----------------------------------0---------------------------------| 
B|------------------0--0--0--1----------------------0--0--0--h1p1-----------------| 
G|-------------------------------2-0-----------------------------------2-0--------| 
D|---2--------------------------------2---2-2---------------------------------3x--| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------12--17---12---17--12--------12--17---12---17--12----------------| 
B|--10-----------------------------10------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------12--17---12---17--12--------12--17---12---17--12----------------| 
B|--10-----------------------------10------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

C                        Am 
The past aint ever gonna re-come. 
C                       Am 
So do what you do, cuz what's done is done. 
G                                F 
Beat out the pain with a kick drum. 
                 Am           C 
Can't escape from yourself unless you don't run. 
G                      Dm          Am 
And one by one, the people, they explode. 


Drums 
C 
You are your own poison 
Am 
You are your own drugger 
C 
You are your own savior 
Am 
You are your own cure 
Drums 

(Instrumental) 


G                      Dm          Am 
One by one, the people, they explode 


C                        Am 
You never see the present, cuz you're always looking back. 
C                       Am 
Or counting down the seconds to your heart attack. 
G                                F 
Bottle it up, and the bottle goes crack. 
                 Am           C 
Do what you do, cuz you can't come back. 
G                      Dm          Am 
And one by one, the people, they explode. 


(Instrumental) 

Violin plays during Instrumental - could tab it for guitar later 


C                        Am 
You never see the present, cuz you're always looking back. 
C                       Am 
Or counting down the seconds to your heart attack. 
G                                F 
Bottle it up, and the bottle goes crack. 
                 Am           C 
Do what you do, cuz you can't come back. 
G                      Dm          Am 
And one by one, the people, they explode. 
    	

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