Spam Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays543

Spam by Shonen Knife is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords B, F#, A, B7, E, Em/G, A#, G#m and C#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
INTRO: B 


verse 1 
B                                                F# 
  It's a warning sign, we should look out for our - self 
                  B 
  it must be... S-P-A-M 
B                                          F# 
  all over the world, flying around you and  me 
                    B 
  they must be... S-P-A-M 


Pre-Chorus 1 
   B                 B7 
In cyber space there is no place 
E                Em/G           B 
I'm not ready to cope with so many 
F#          B 
evil spam e-mails 


verse 2 
B                                             F# 
  It's a danger sign you should delete right a - way 
                 B 
  it may be... S-P-A-M 
B                                              F# 
  someone from somewhere is sending many fishy e-mails 
                 B 
  they must be S-P-A-M 


Pre-Chorus 2 
     B                 B7 
It's troublesome, it's not wholesome 
E                Em/G           B 
I'm not ready to cope with so many 
F#          B    A# 
evil spam e-mails... 


G#m                     B        A# 
    many trash e-mails around you 
G#m                       B      A# 
    someone sends me everyday 
G#m                     B        A# 
    many trash e-mails around you 
G#m                              C# 
    someone's leaking my private information 



verse 3 
B                                     F# 
  running after me, to the ends of the  earth 
                 B 
  it may be... S-P-A-M 
B                                        F# 
  I have to play cat and mouse games with  them 
                    B 
  they must be... S-P-A-M 


Pre-Chorus 2 
  B              B7 
e-mail crazy technology 
E                Em/G           B 
I'm not ready to cope with so many 
F#          B  
evil spam e-mails 


G#m                     B        A# 
    many trash e-mails around you 
G#m                       B      A# 
    someone sends me everyday 
G#m                     B        A# 
    many trash e-mails around you 
G#m                              C# 
    someone's leaking my private information 


verse 4 
B                                        F# 
  my important mail was corrupted by some - thing 
                 B 
  it may be... S-P-A-M 
B                                          F# 
  in the confusion, I get trash mail once a - gain 
                    B 
  they must be... S-P-A-M 


OUTRO 
  B       B7 
S-P-A-M S-P-A-M 
E                Em/G           B 
I'm not ready to cope with so many 
F#          B 
evil spam e-mails 
  B       B7 
S-P-A-M S-P-A-M 
E                Em/G           B 
I'm not ready to cope with so many 
F#          B    A  B 
evil spam e-mails... 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante