Indian Giver Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays505

Indian Giver by Ramones is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, E and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: D A (5x) 
                              
D                      
I just can remember           
E                      
It was a long ago             
G                      
That you used to tell me      
A                      
Straight as an arrow          
                              
D                      
Told me that you love me      
E                      
And that you always will      
G                      
Then I said I love too        
A                      
You told me that was true     
                              
G                      
Then we made a promise        
                                D       A 
You said you never wanted me to go, oh no!              
                                                        
D                                                
Indian indian giver, Indian indian giver                
                         A   D            
You took your love away from me                         
D                                                
Indian indian giver, Indian indian giver                
                        A     D           
Took back the love you gave to me                       
                              
Intro (2x)                    
                              
D                      
Baby I was feeling            
E                      
The way I wanna be            
G                      
You had me believing          
A                      
The love we had was true      
 
Said we'd be together   
And that would never end      
G                      
Now until forever             
A                      
Oh yeah that's what you said  
                              
G                      
??? I was ???                 
                               D        A 
You said that you always be there, oh yeah!             
                                 
Indian indian Giver, Indian ...  
                                 
{ Solo }                         
                                 
Indian indian giver, Indian ...  
                                 
{ fade out } 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante