Rough Love Chords

KeyC Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays399

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

Transpose
C
Text
16
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Intro: C D Em 

C 
Pullin' teeth 
                D 
straight out of my mouth reeks 
       Em 
of insecurities  
             Am 
you poured into me 

C 
If these walls talked  
             D 
they'd tell you to stop  
               Em 
stop with your murdering  
      Am 
of my dignity 

C   D   Em 
All the other boys wanted was 
C  D   Em 
to gaze in my eyes 
C   D    Em 
All your sick little freaky jokes        
C   D    Em 
to see me cry 

C D Em (2x) 

C 
Look at me  
          D 
what have I become 
           Em 
I'm just a toy 
               Am 
You played and destroyed 

C 
What is love? 
        D        (stop) 
Does it push and shove? 
         Em 
Does it haunt you? 
                      Am 
Make you feel like a fool 

C   D    Em 
All the other boys left me cause  
C        D    Em 
I wasn't good enough 
C   D   Em 
Now I'm stuck with these nightmares  
   C  D               Em  
of me accepting rough love 

C D Em (x2) 
Em 
Am                    Em 
Every tear that falls from me 
Am                      Em 
Is the last one you will see 
Am                    Em 
Tell myself this all the time 
Am                       C   D 
I don't know what changes my mind 

C   D   Em 
All the other boys wanted was 
C  D         Em 
to gaze in my eyes 
C   D    Em 
All your sick little freaky jokes  
C   D     Em 
to see me cry 

C      D         Em 
All the other boys left me cause  
C       D         Em 
I wasn't good enough 
C         D         Em 
Now I'm stuck with these nightmares  
     C        D                   Em  
of me accepting rough love 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante