Rotting Chords
by Green Day
Rotting by Green Day is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F, Fm and A#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C G F C F Fm C
Verse:
C G
I'm rotting inside
F C
My flesh turns to dust
F Fm C
Whisper, are you dying in my ear
C G
I'm so sick to death
F C
Tumors in my head
F Fm C
Whisper, are you dying in my ear
Chorus:
F C
Black rose of death
F C
In my fist I clutch
F C
Thorns shred my finger tips
F G
And drips toxic blood
Verse:
C G
Kiss me one last time
F C
Wipe off my sweat
F Fm C
Whisper, are you dying in my ear
C G
As my bones they rust
F C
20 pounds of trust
F Fm C
Whisper, are you dying in my ear
Chorus:
F C
Black rose of death
F C
In my fist I clutch
F C
Thorns shred my finger tips
F G
And drips toxic blood
Verse:
C G
I'm rotting inside
F C
My flesh turns to dust
F Fm C
Whisper, are you dying in my ear
C G
Kiss me one last time
F C
Wipe off my sweat
F Fm C
Whisper, are you dying in my ear
F Fm C
Whisper, are you dying in my ear
A# C