Defenceless Chords

KeyB Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays408

Defenceless by Louis Tomlinson is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of B with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                            D 
I come runnin' to you like a moth into a flame 
     Em                              C 
You tell me, "Take it easy," but it's easier to say 
     G                       D 
Wish I didn't need so much of you 
     Em              C 
I hate to say, but I do 
        G                                  D 
We're sleepin' on our problems like we'll solve them in our dreams 
    Em                                C 
We wake up early morning and they're still under the sheets 
     G                     D 
I'm lost in my head, I'm spinnin' again 
       Em                 C 
Tryna find what to say to you 
  
Pré-Refrão 

C 
 Been up all night 
Em 
 All night runnin' all my lines 
G                    D 
 But it’s only the truth 
C 
 Been up all night 
Em 
 Not sure how to say this right 
G                D 
 Got so much to lose  
  
Refrão 

                  C 
Never been so defenceless (oh) 
       Em         G 
Never been so defenceless (ooh) 
          Em                          C 
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (oh) 
      Em                   G         D 
But I've never been so defenceless (ooh) 
  
 C          Em 
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) 
 G          D 
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) 

                Em                   C 
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (oh) 
      Em                   G 
But I've never been so defenceless (ooh) 
   
G                                   D 
No, you don’t have to keep on being strong for me and you 
Em                             C 
Acting like you feel no pain, you know I know you do 
     G                       D 
And I can't get inside when you're lost in your pride 
        G                       C 
But you don't have a thing to prove 
   
Pré-Refrão 

C 
 Been up all night 
Em 
 All night runnin' all my lines 
G                    D 
 But it’s only the truth 
C 
 Been up all night 
Em 
 Not sure how to say this right 
G                D 
 Got so much to lose 
   
Refrão 

                  C 
Never been so defenceless (oh) 
       Em         G 
Never been so defenceless (ooh) 
          Em                          C 
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (oh) 
      Em                   G         D 
But I've never been so defenceless (ooh) 
  
 C          Em 
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) 
 G          D 
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) 

 Em                                 C 
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (oh) 
      Em                   G 
But I've never been so defenceless (ooh) 
  
 C                              Em 
I hope that I'm not asking too much 
              G          D 
Just wanna be loved by you (don't you be so defensive) 
     C                    Em 
And I'm too tired to be tough 
      G                 D 
Just wanna be loved by you 
   
Refrão 

                  C 
Never been so defenceless (oh) 
       Em         G 
Never been so defenceless (ooh) 
          Em                          C 
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (oh) 
      Em                   G         D 
But I've never been so defenceless (ooh) 

 C          Em 
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) 
 G          D 
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) 

                Em                   C 
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (oh) 
      Em                   G 
But I've never been so defenceless (ooh) 
   
Refrão 

                  C 
Never been so defenceless (oh) 
       Em         G 
Never been so defenceless (ooh) 
          Em                          C 
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (oh) 
      Em         G  D  G 
Defenceless (ooh) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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