Novocaine For The Soul Chords

by Eels
KeyAb Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays538

Novocaine For The Soul by Eels is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Ab with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords A, Dm, G, D, Asus4 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Ab
Text
16
Speed
  			 

Intro: A 
        A  Dm  A  Dm  A  Dm  A  Dm 
  
Verso 1:
A         Dm 
  Life is hard 
A           Dm 
  And so am I 
A            Dm 
  You better give me something 
A            Dm 
  So I don't die 
A    Dm    A        Dm 
 Novocaine  for the soul 
  

G     D              A   Asus4 
    Before I sputter out 
G     D              A 
    Before I sputter out 
  
Verso 2:
A         Dm 
  Life is white 
A          Dm 
  And I am black 
A       Dm 
  Jesus and his lawyer 
A            Dm 
  Are coming back 
A       Dm      A              Dm 
  Oh my darling    will you be here 
  

G     D              A   Asus4 
    Before I sputter out 
G     D              A   Asus4 
    Before I sputter out 
G     D              A 
    Before I sputter out 
  
Ponte:
C             G 
  Guess who's living here 
D                A 
With the great undead 
C               G 
  This paint by numbers life 
   D               A          C     C 
Is fucking with my head once again 
  
Solo: A  Dm  A  Dm  A  Dm  A  Dm 
  
Verso 3:
A         Dm 
  Life is good 
A            Dm 
  And I feel great 
A               Dm 
  'cause mother says I was 
A            Dm 
  A great mistake 
A    Dm    A        Dm 
 Novocaine  for the soul 
A              Dm 
  You'd better give me something 
A             Dm 
  To fill the hole 
  

G     D              A   Asus4 
    Before I sputter out       
G     D              A   Asus4 
    Before I sputter out          
G     D              A   Asus4 
    Before I sputter out          
G     D              A   Asus4 
    Before I sputter out             
  
Final: G  D  A  Asus4 
        G  D  A  Asus4 
        G  D  A  Asus4 
    	

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