It Ain't Gonna Save Me Chords
by Jay Reatard
It Ain't Gonna Save Me by Jay Reatard is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-----------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
live version of the chorus (easier to sing along)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-7-6-7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-4-7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5---5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(check out the pitchfork video for struming pattern)
verse and the "all is lost there is no hope" part
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-8-6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-8-6-7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-6-4-7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
pre-chorus
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-11-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-11-11-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-9--11-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------9--5------------------------------------------------------------------|