Us Chords
Us by Regina Spektor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Em, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
{Intro}x2
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---|-----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---|
D ---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|
A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
{Verse 1}x4
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---|-----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---|
D ---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|
A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C F C F
They made a statue of us
C F C F
And put it on a mountain top
C F C F
The tourists come and stare at us
C F C F
Blow bubbles with their gum, take photographs for fun
C F C F
Have fun
{Verse 2}x4
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B -----------------|-----------------|-----0---0---0---|-----------------|
G -----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0-|-----2---2---2---|
D ---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-|
A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
They'll name a city after us
And later say it's all our fault
Then they'll give us a talking to, then they'll give us a talking to
Cause they've got years of experience
{Chorus}x4
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B -------0-------0-|---1-------1-----|-----1---1---1---|-----0---0---0---|
G ---0-------0-----|-------0-------0-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
E -0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---|-----------------|-3---------------|
Em F Am G
We're l-i-i-i-i-i-i-ving in a den of thieves
Em F Am G
Rummaging for answers in the pages
Em F Am G
We're l-i-i-i-i-i-i-ving in a den of thieves
Em F Am G
And it's contagious, and it's conagious
Em F Am G
And it's contagious, and it's conagious
{Verse 3}x4
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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B -----------------|-----------------|-----0---0---0---|-----------------|
G -----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0-|-----2---2---2---|
D ---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-|
A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
We wear our scarves just like a noose
But not cause we want eternal sleep
And though our parts are slightly used
New ones are slave labour you can keep
{Chorus}
{Bridge}
Am F C G x4
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B -----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|
G ---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|-----0---0---0---|---2---2---2---2-|
D -----2---2---2---|-----3---3---3---|-----------------|-----3---3---3---| x4
A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
{Verse 4}x4
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|
G ---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|-----0---0---0---|---2---2---2---2-|
D -----2---2---2---|-----3---3---3---|-----------------|-----3---3---3---|
A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
They made a statue of us, they made a statue of us
The tourist come and stare at us, the sculptors mama sends regards
They made a statue of us, they made a statue of us
Our noses have begun to rust
{Chorus}