Dressed To Suppress Chords
by Metric
Dressed To Suppress by Metric is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 6st fret. It uses the chords C, G, F, Am and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C G F
And we keep speeding, and we keep speeding
C G F
And we keep crashing, and we keep crashing
C G F
And we keep reaching, and we keep reaching
C G F
And we keep crying, 'til we start laughing
C G F
Long before my fall from grace
C G F
For a piece of me, they appeared
C G F
From the throat, I'm tied to you
C G F
All of us, still cracked in two
verse 1
Am C
And the ones in the back cry "wait for me"
G Dm
And the ones in the front cry "you're too slow, you're too slow"
Am C
And the ones who are weak cry "carry me"
G Dm
And the ones who are strong cry "let me go, let me go"
Pre-Chorus 1
Am C
We reach for the things we idolize
G Dm
But the rings are just for show
Am C
Her beauty is a form of charity
G Dm
Dressed to suppress all kinds of sorrow
Am C
Dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress
G Dm
Dressed to suppress all kinds of sorrow
Am C
Dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress
G Dm
Dressed to suppress all kinds of sorrow
Am C G Dm
Am C G Dm
Reprise 1
C G F
Long before my fall from grace
C G F
For a piece of me, they appeared
C G F
From the throat, I'm tied to you
C G F
All of us, still cracked in two
verse 2
Am C
And the ones we ignore cry "come to me" (come to me)
G Dm
Are the ones we adore cry "give me space, give me space"
Am C
And the ones who are cruel cry "beg for me" (beg for me)
G Dm
And the ones they possess, they love the chase, love the chase
Pre-Chorus 2
Am C
We reach for the things we idolize (idolize)
G Dm
But the rings are just for show
Am C
Her beauty is a form of charity (charity)
G Dm
Dressed to suppress all kinds of sorrow
Am C
Dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress
G Dm
Dressed to suppress all kinds of sorrow
Am C
Dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress
G Dm
Dressed to suppress all kinds of sorrow
Am C
Dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress
G Dm
Dressed to suppress all kinds of sorrow
Am C
Dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress, dressed to suppress
G Dm
Dressed to suppress all kinds of sorrow
Reprise 2
Am C G Dm
And we keep speeding, and we keep speeding
Am C G Dm
And we keep crashing, and we keep crashing
Am C G Dm
And we keep reaching, and we keep reaching
Am C G Dm
And we keep crying, 'til we start laughing
Am C G Dm
C G F
C G F
C G F