Getting Down The Germs Chords

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Getting Down The Germs by Gerard Way is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, G, C, Bb, B, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
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16
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Intro 

E  G  C 
E  G  C  Bb 
E  G  C 
E  G  C  Bb 

verse 1 

    E              G   C 
The answer's always no 
   E              G        C     Bb 
To questions of a private nature 
    E                 G   C 
The lights are always low 
   E             G     C      Bb 
In settings of a conversation 
    E             G    C 
The ankle trips a wire 
      E            G    C      Bb 
While phasing into oscillation 
      E                G   C 
We'll take it while we go 
    E                G    C 
And leave behind our reservations 
  Bb    B 
It goes down 

     E         D            C             D 
It's never the same and the nights always glow 
        A                  C            D 
There's nothing to see and nowhere to go 
     E       D          C       D 
It's easy to say you're happier when you're disturbed 
    A                   C                 D 
The grey lights in your head getting down the germs 
    E        D            C             D 
I'm lazy and tame and the chimes always blow 
  A                       C                 D 
A glimmering sound on the breeze when you go 
     E       D         C               D             A                 C 
It's never a shame and I've learned to live with the worms underground 
C                  E 
  Getting down the germs 

Flute Solo 

E  G  C 
E  G  C  Bb 
E  G  C 
E  G  C  Bb 

verse 2 

      E             G     C 
She's happy when it grows 
   E               G       C    Bb 
To heights above a normal nature 
    E              G    C 
The spirit always shows 
  E             G     C    Bb 
A life beyond a resignation 
    E                 G     C 
The hammer breaks the toes 
   E          G    C      Bb 
A sliver of a conversation 
     E            G    C 
It's just above a hum 
      E             G       C 
We'll talk about it at the station 
  Bb    B 
It goes down 

     E         D            C             D 
It's never the same and the nights always glow 
        A                  C            D 
There's nothing to see and nowhere to go 
     E       D          C       D 
It's easy to say you're happier when you're disturbed 
    A                    C                 D 
The green lights in your head getting down the germs 
    E        D            C             D 
I'm lazy and tame and the chimes always blow 
  A                       C                 D 
A glimmering sound on the breeze when you go 
     E       D         C               D              A 
It's never a shame and I've learned to live with the worms underground 
C                                G 
  Getting down, getting down the germs 

Bridge 

G                  B 
  Getting down the germs 
C                  G 
  Getting down the germs 
G                  B 
  Getting down the germs 
C                  G 
  Getting down the germs 
G                  B 
  Getting down the germs 
C                  G 
  Getting down the germs 
G                  B 
  Getting down the germs 
C 
  Getting down, getting down, getting down 
C                  E 
  Getting down the germs 

Flute Solo 2 

E  G  C 
E  G  C  Bb 
E  G  C 
E  G  C  Bb 
B 

    E         D            C             D 
It's never the same and the nights always glow 
        A                  C            D 
There's nothing to see and nowhere to go 
     E       D          C       D 
It's easy to say you're happier when you're disturbed 
    A                    C                 D 
The green lights in your head getting down the germs 
    E        D            C             D 
I'm lazy and tame and the chimes always blow 
  A                       C                 D 
A glimmering sound on the breeze when you go 
     E       D            C            D              A 
It's never a shame cause' they love to watch when you squirm all around 
C                                E 
  Getting down, getting down the germs 

E  G  C 
E  G  C  Bb 
E  G  C 
E  G  C  Bb 
E 
    	

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