Mildred Chords
by Onsind
Mildred by Onsind is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Bm, Em, A, Bb and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G D G D G
D G
Lithium or lengthy C.B.T.?
Bm G Em G
I’ll keep taking the pills if you keep giving them to me,
D G
And I don’t want to prove you have a heart,
Bm
Behind that cold exterior
G Em G Em
cause I’d have no idea where to start.
G
It’s a long way down to the bottom;
A
it’s a steep climb up to the top,
Bb C
It’s a gamble when you don’t know how to stop,
D G Bm
I keep running from the storm and you have done you’re best,
Em D Em G D
To regulate and medicate the dark clouds forming in my brain,
(D) G
But Mildred drop the act with me,
Bm Em D
Oh when we get together we can talk it out and then you’ll see,
G
We all need shelter in the rain,
D G Bm Em D G
(G) D
It’s nausea and numbness;
G
it’s stiffness and fatigue,
Bm
I’ll keep taking the pills,
G Em G
why won’t you take a few with me?
D
When I look into your eyes,
G Bm
that icy glare belies a softer side,
G
But you’re held captive too,
Em G Em
we were both lobotomized,
G
It’s a long way down to the bottom;
A
it’s a steep climb up to the top,
Bb C
It’s a gamble when you don’t know how to stop,
D G Bm
I keep running from the storm and you have done you’re best,
Em D Em G D
To regulate and medicate the dark clouds forming in my brain,
(D) G
But Mildred drop the act with me,
Bm Em D
Oh when we get together we can talk it out and then you’ll see,
G
We all need shelter in the rain,
D G Bm Em
D
We all feel crazy sometimes
G D G D G D G D G D Em D A Em
(EM) G
It’s a long way down to the bottom,
D
It’s a tough climb up to the top,
A
It’s a gamble when you don’t know how to stop,
Em
Or that I'm sure,
G
We all feel crazy sometimes,
Bb
And you’re the same as me,
C
Yeah you’re the same as me,
D G
You know that I keep running from the storm,
Bm
And you have done you’re best,
Em D Em G D
To regulate and medicate, The dark clouds forming in my brain,
(D) G
But Mildred drop the act with me,
Bm Em D
Oh when we get together I can make us both a pot of tea,
Em
Then we can talk it out and see,
G
It’s not as simple as it seems,
Bb
Sometimes it helps to feel the rain.
D G Bm Em D Em D G D
(D) G Bm
We all feel crazy sometimes,
(Bm) Em D
We all feel crazy sometimes,
(D) G
We all feel crazy sometimes,
D G Bm Em D Em D G D G Bm Em D G D