The Wolf Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays455

The Wolf by Rancid is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, G, F#5 and E. 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 

A                             D 
I didn't trust him, 'cause he smiled at me at first 
G             D              A 
Just like the wolf before he bites me 
A                        D 
And I didn't go there, I swear that it was cursed 
G             D         A 
Just as if it was to despite me 


verse 1 

D                            G 
I saw some better days, from Beijing to Hunter Place 
  A 
A portrait of the sum of the last couple years 
D                    G 
See I lost an image, an image of chaos 
A 
All I've ever known is isolation and pain 
           D                           G 
I'm on the verge of losing everything, every single day 
   A 
In all this deadly drama you know I see myself fall 
G 
I've been confusing 
F#5 
A lost canyon 
E 
Consuming it all 

A                             D 
I didn't trust him, 'cause he smiled at me at first 
G             D              A 
Just like the wolf before he bites me 
A                        D 
And I didn't go there, I swear that it was cursed 
G             D         A 
Just as if it was to despite me 

verse 2 

            D                                  G 
So I may be antisocial and shy, and you know I found myself a job 
      A 
But I journey and complain, through incredible odds 
         D                        G 
It's the simple things I guess, a delicate balance 
  A 
I never really thought I could make it all happen 
        D                     G 
Now the anarchist kid gives a fuck about you 
  A 
I stood up every single time I fell 
G 
It's just you 
F#5 
It's just you 
E 
Consuming it all 

A                             D 
I didn't trust him, 'cause he smiled at me at first 
G             D              A 
Just like the wolf before he bites me 
A                        D 
And I didn't go there, I swear that it was cursed 
G             D         A 
Just as if it was to despite me 

Solo 

A 
D G A 
G F#5 E 

A                             D 
I didn't trust him, 'cause he smiled at me at first 
G             D              A 
Just like the wolf before he bites me 
A                        D 
And I didn't go there, I swear that it was cursed 
G             D         A 
Just as if it was to despite me 
A 
Yeah!!! 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante