Savages Chords
Savages by Marina And The Diamonds is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, Dm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro Am G Dm F
Am G Dm F
Am G
Murder lives forever
Dm
and so does war
F
It's survival of the fittest
Am
rich against the poor
G
at the end of the day
Dm
It's a human trait
F
hidden deep down inside of our DNA
Am
One man can build a bomb
G
another run a race
Dm
to save somebody's life
F
and have it blow up in his face
Am
i'm not the only one who
G
finds it hard to understand
Dm
i'm not afraid of god
F
i am afraid of man
Am Dm
is it running in our blood
F G
is it running in our veins
Am Dm
is it running in our genes
F G
is it in our DNA
Am Dm
Humans aren't gonna behave
F G
as we think we always should
Am Dm F G
yeah, we can be bad as we can be good
Am F G
Underneath it all we're just savages
Am F G
hidden behind shirts, ties and marriages
Am F G
How could we expect anything at all?
Dm F G
we're just animals still learning how to crawl
Am
we live, we die
G
we steal, we kill, we lie
Dm
just like animals
F
but with far less grace
Am
we laugh, we cry
G
like babies in the night
Dm
forever running wild
F
in the human race
Am G
another day, another tale of rape
Dm F
another ticking bomb to bury deep and detonate
Am G
i'm not the only one who finds it hard to understand
Dm
i'm not afraid of god
F
i'm afraid of man
Am Dm
you can see it on the news
F G
you can watch it on tv
Am Dm
you can read it on your phone
F G
you can say it's troubling
Am Dm
Humans aren't gonna behave
F G
as we think we always should
Am Dm F G
yeah, we can be bad as we can be good
Am F G
Underneath it all we're just savages
Am F G
hidden behind shirts, ties and marriages
Am F G
How could we expect anything at all?
Dm F
we're just animals still learning how to crawl
Am F G
Underneath it all we're just savages
Am F G
hidden behind shirts, ties and marriages
Am F G
Truth is in us all, cradle to the grave
Dm F
we're just animals still learning to behave
F Am
All the hate coming out from a generation
G F
who got everything + nothing guided by temptation
F Dm
were we born to abuse, shoot a gun + run
G F
or has something deep inside of us come undone?
F Am
is it a human trait or is it learned behaviour
G F
are you killing for yourself or killing for your saviour?
Am F G
Underneath it all we're just savages
Am F G
hidden behind shirts, ties and marriages
Am F G
How could we expect anything at all?
Dm F G
we're just animals still learning how to crawl
Am F G
Underneath it all we're just savages
Am F G
hidden behind shirts, ties and marriages
Am F G
Truth is in us all, cradle to the grave
Dm F G
we're just animals still learning to behave