Better Not Wake The Baby Chords
by Decemberists
Better Not Wake The Baby by Decemberists is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Em, A5 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em A5 Em A5 D Em
Em
Kick a hole in the hallway
A5
While singing like a painted lady
Em
Use your skull like a cannonball
Em A5 D Em
But it better not wake the baby
Chorus
D Em
How long will this go on?
D Em A5
How long, indeed?
Em
You can bang a drum 'till the money's all gone
Em A5 D Em
But it better not wake the baby
Em
Make your moan of your lot in life
A5
Split your mind half crazy
Em
Gouge your eyes with a butter knife
Em A5 D Em
But it better not wake the baby
Chorus
Em
Drown yourself in crocodile tears
A5
Curse the gods what made 'ye
Em
Pine away for your better years
Em A5 D Em
But it better not wake the baby
Chorus x2