Playing God (acoustic) Chords

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Playing God (acoustic) by Paramore is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro & Verse 
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e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|-----4-------4-------4-------5---|-----4-------4-------4------5---| 
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----4-------4-------4------4---| 
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--2-| 
A|-4-------4-------4-------2-------|-4-------4-------4-------2------| 
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

e|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2--| 
B|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| 
G|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--1-| 
D|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------1-------1------| 
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 


(Pre- &)Chorus 
 

e|-----------------------------x-x-x-| 
B|-----------------------------x-x-x-| 
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8--8-8-8-x-x-x-| 
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9--9-9-9-x-x-x-| 
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9--9-9-9-x-x-x-| 
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7-x-x-x-| 
    * * * * * * * * * *        U D U 


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--1--1---x--1--1--1--x--1-1-1--x-1-1-1-x-x---6-6--x-6-6-6--x-6-4/6-4/6-4-| 
D|--2--2---x--2--2--2--x--2-2-2--x-2-2-2-x-x---6-6--x-6-6-6--x-6-4/6-4/6-4-| 
A|--2--2---x--2--2--2--x--2-2-2--x-2-2-2-x-x---4-4--x-4-4-4--x-4-2/4-2/4-2-| 
E|--0--0---x--0--0--0--x--0-0-0--x-0-0-0------------x--------x-------------| 
      You don't have to believe me...   but the way I, way I see it 


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-6--6--x--6-6-6--x--6--8--8--x-8-8-8-x-8-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-6-6-x-6-6-6-x---| 
D|-7--7--x--7-7-7--x--7--9--9--x-9-9-9-x-9-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-7-7-x-7-7-7-x---| 
A|-7--7--x--7-7-7--x--7--9--9--x-9-9-9-x-9-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-7-7-x-7-7-7-x---| 
E|-5--5--x--5-5-5--x--5--7--7--x-7-7-7-x-7-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-5-5-x-5-5-5-x---| 
     next time...  finger I might...    and break... 


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-6-6-6-x--6-6-6--x-6-8~--------------------------------------------------| 
D|-7-7-7-x--7-7-7--x-7-9~--------------------------------------------------| 
A|-7-7-7-x--7-7-7--x-7-9~--------------------------------------------------| 
E|-5-5-5-x--5-5-5--x-5-7~--------------------------------------------------| 
        next time...    I'll point you to the mirror... 


Post-Chorus 


e|---------------------------------|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| 
B|-----4-------4-------4-------5---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| 
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| 
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-2-------2-------2-------1-------| 
A|-4-------4-------4-------2-------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante