Lazybone Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays473

Lazybone by Shonen Knife is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, G, C, E and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			A I don't want to get D up G early in the D mor A ning 
D I wanna C sleep all A day 
A I don't want to ride D a G crowded D sub A way 
D I wanna C go by A car 

{boc} play as bar chords on the 7th and 5th fret 

	E You don't need to be B sere E ous 
	D You don't need to be A wal D rus 
	E You don't need to be B ner E vous 
	D You don't need A to be the D eh C egg A man 
	D ah C ha A ha 
{eoc} 

A I don't want to work D a G boring D jo-{A}-ob 
D I wanna C play all A day 
A I don't want to flat D ter G silly D peo A ple 
D I want to C kick them A out 

{chorus} 
{lead} 
{repeat first verse} 
{chorus + } 
	D ah C ha A ha 
	D ah C ha 

    	

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