Hood Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays510

Hood by Perfume Genius is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G, Bm, F and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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           Em           C     G     
you would never call me baby  
       Em  C   G 
if you knew me true 
         Em    
oh but i waited  
    Bm           Em 
so long for your love 

     G                   F    C              G             
i am scared baby, that i cant keep it up for long 

C      D               Em 
  i wish i grew up the second  
                          C     D    Em 
you first held me in your arms 
C        D             Em 
   underneath this hood you kiss,  
C    D          Em 
  i tick like a bomb 

           Em           C     G     
you would never call me baby  
       Em  C   G 
if you knew me true 
         Em    
oh but i waited  
    Bm           Em 
so long for your love 

       G                  F    C         G             
i will fight, baby not to do you wrong 

 
    	

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