Father Electricity Chords
Father Electricity by Julian Casablancas The Voidz is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Am, G, C, Em, A, Bb and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
This is how I play the song, and was pretty tough for me to figure out, so it probably isn't 100% right.
Suggestions and corrections welcome!
(0:30) D Am
(play these chords pretty fast and just keep repeating them)
G Am G Am
Like harmonies, locks in keys,
G Am G Am
Lightning in every drop.
G Am G Am
We're tricked again, lost at sea,
G Am G Am
When we find land, can I climb your tree?
D Am
I know it's hard to see, oh
G Am x4
G Am G Am
I wanna believe what you're saying
G Am G Am
But I'm seeing the games that you're playing
D Am D Am
I know-know-know-know-know-know-know-know
D Am D Am
What I'm gonna d-d-d-d-d-do
D Am
Kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-know
D Am
What I'm gonna d-d-d-d-d-do
No, I meant
D Am D Am
D Am D Am
In the wrong place, at the wrong time
D Am D Am
They're attracting all the wrong people to the wrong line
D Am x2
D Am D Am
I do not wanna see the whole mess,
D Am D Am
I wish I could live in retrospect
D Am
C Am
5 steps, remember them well,
D
As you're coming down,
Am
Down the well,
C Am Am
And you drop 500 tons of hell
G D Am Em
G D Am Em
You are everything I see - every time I blink - despair.
G D Am
Who's asleep at the wheel? They fight for every meal, who likes that bad idea?
Em
You.
G D Am Em
Undo...
D Am x~
D Am D Am D Am D Am
What I feel, Qualia,
D Am D Am D Am D Am
What I am, Qualia,
D Am x4
D Am D Am
Wait, wait,
D Am D Am D Am D Am
No, I don't want it
D Am D Am D Am D Am
No, I don't want it
Am
Aw man...
Em C G C
Em C G C
Em C G C C
Em C G G C C
D A Em A A
D A Em Em A A
D
D Bb A D Gm Em
D Bb A D Gm Em
G D Am Em
G D Am Em
You are everything I see - every time I blink - despair.
G D Am Em
G D
Lock the doors and hide the keys,
Am Em
And wake the doctor, call a priest,
G D Am Em
Born out of electricity, I wait for you in the second life.
G D Am Em
Who's asleep at the wheel? Who likes that bad idea? Who wants a happy meal? oooh
G D Am Em
You are everything I see - every time I blink - despair.
G D Am Em
I will take what I can grab, but I, I don't want your money bags
G A G A G
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooooh
A
What else can I say,
G
What else can I say,
A
What else can I say tonite?
G A x2
G D Am Em x2