The Body Electric Chords
The Body Electric by Hurray For The Riff Raff is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords A, Dm and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Capo on the 1st fret
A Dm D Dm
Intro:
A
Said you're gonna shoot me down, put my body in the river
Shoot me down, put my body in the river
D Dm
While the whole world sings, sing it like a song
D Dm
The whole world sings like there's nothing going wrong
A
He shot her down, he put her body in the river
He covered her up but I went to get her
D Dm
And I said, "My girl, what happened to you now?"
D Dm
I said, "My girl, we gotta stop it somehow"
A
Ooooooohhh... x2
D Dm
ooooohh...
A Dm
Oh, and tell me what's a man with a rifle in his hand
D Dm
Gonna do for a world that's so sick and sad?
A Dm
Tell me what's a man with a rifle in his hand
D Dm
Gonna do for a world that's so gone mad?
A
He's gonna shoot me down, put my body in the river
Cover me up with the leaves of September
D Dm
Like an old sad song, you heard it all before
D Dm
Well, Delia's gone but I'm settling the score
A
Ooooooohhh... x2
D Dm
ooooohh...
A Dm
Oh, and tell me what's a man with a rifle in his hand
D Dm
Gonna do for a world that's just dying slow?
A Dm
Tell me what's a man with a rifle in his hand
D Dm
Gonna do for his daughter when it's her turn to go?