They Always Come Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays488

They Always Come by Dinosaur Jr. is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em, C, B, A, Asus4, Asus2, Dsus2, Bm and Dmaj7sus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
G          D               Em 
 I've been drying for it 
C        B 
Bugging again 
C            B 
Now it won't bend 
G            D               Em 
 You've been frying for it 
C          B 
 A mound of smack 
C              B 
 Won't fill the crack 
C 
 They always come in two's 
C 
 All the space they always use 

Verse 
A 
 All the steps I've taken to hide me 
D 
 Not sure now what's left inside me 
A 
 So I've taken to napping 
D 

A 
 All the things I left unspoken 
D 
 The one that fits still got me joking 
A 
 Hope it don't mean I'm still napping 
D 

C    D 

G          D               Em 
 I've been drying for it 
C        B 
 Bugging again 
C            B 
 Now it won't bend 
G            D               Em 
 You've been frying for it 
C          B 
 A mound of smack 
C              B 
 Won't fill the crack 
C 
 They always come in two's 
C 
 All the space they always use 

Verse 
A 
 All the steps I've taken hide me 
D 
 Not sure now what's left inside me 
A 
 So I've taken to napping 
D 

A 
 All the things I left unspoken 
D 
 The one that fits still got me joking 
A 
 Hope it don't mean I'm still napping 
D 

C    D 

Instrumental 
A  Asus4  A  A  Asus2  A  Asus4 
Dsus2     D  Dsus2     D 
A  Asus4  A  A  Asus2  A  Asus4 
Dsus2     D  Dsus2     D 
A  Asus4  A  A  Asus2  A  Asus4 
Dsus2     D  Dsus2     D 
A  Asus4  A  A  Asus2  A  Asus4 

Bridge 
            Bm 
Can't face the man 
             D 
The ones you left 
        A       A    A    A 
Can't trace me 
    Bm 
Sky broke down 
       D 
That rainy sound 
       A        A    A    A 
Got to save me 


Outro 
Asus2   A    Dsus2   Dmaj7sus2 
Asus2   A    Dsus2   Dmaj7sus2 
Asus2   A    Dsus2   Dmaj7sus2 
Asus2   A    Dsus2   Dmaj7sus2 
Asus2   Asus2   Asus2   Asus2 
Asus2   Asus2   Asus2   Asus2 
Asus2 
    	

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