Thirteen Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays795

Thirteen by Danzig is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			
        (Em) 
D#|----------------- 
A#|----------------- 
F#|----------------- 
C#|---2---2--2---2-- 
G#|---2---2--2---2-- 
D#|---0-3-0--0-3-0-- 

(Em) 
Bad-luck wind been blowing on my back 
A                           G            (Em) 
I was born to bring trouble wherever i'm at 
(Em) 
With a number 13 tatooed on my neck 

(Em) 

A 
That ink starts to itch 
G                  (Em) 
Black gon' turn to red 
A                         (Em) 
I was born in the soul of misery and I 
A                  Em 
Never had me a name 
A                   G 
They just gave me a number 
                (Em) 
When I was young 

(Em) 

(Em) 
Got a long line of heartache 
I carry it well 
A 
List of lives I've broken 
G                      (Em) 
Reach from here to hell 

(Em) 
And a bad-luck wind been blowin' on my back 
A                    G 
Pray you don't look, and pray I don't look back 
A                         (Em) 
I was born in the soul of misery and I 
A                  (Em) 
Never had me a name 
A                   G 
They just gave me a number 
                (Em) 
When I was young 

(Em) 

(Em) 
Found me with a preacher man confessin' all I done 
A                       G         (Em) 
Catch me with the devil playing 21 
(Em) 
And a bad-luck wind been blowin' on my back 

(Em) 

A 
I was born to 
G                            (Em) 
Bring trouble wherever i'm at 
A                         (Em) 
I was born in the soul of misery and I 
A                  Em 
Never had me a name 
A                 G 
They just gave me a number 
(Em) 
When i was young 

A                         (Em) 
I was born in the soul of misery and I 
A                  Em 
Never had me a name 
A                 G 
They just gave me a number 
(Em) 
When i was young.. 
(Em) 
When i was young.. 
(Em) 
When i was young.. 
(Em) 
When i was young. 
    	

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