Crestfallen Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays439

Crestfallen by Smashing Pumpkins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F, Em, C, G and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			Standard Tuning: E A D G B E 

 Am  F Em  C  G Dm  Dm  G  G   

       Am   C                 G 
who am I to need you when I'm down 
              Am       C          G 
and where are you when I need you around 
     F       Dm       Am 
your life is not your own and all I ask you 
C       G      Am 
is for another chance 
C       G    Am 
another way around you 
C          G     F      Dm     G 
to live by circumstance once again 
       F    Em       G 
who am I to need you now 
           F      Em       G 
to ask you why to tell you no 
                F        Em    G   
to deserve your love and sympathy 
               F           Em     G 
you were never meant to belong to me 
            Am       C              G 
and you may go but I know you won't leave 
         Am          C        G 
too many years built into memories 

     F       Dm       G 
your life is not your own 
       F    Em       G 
who am I to need you now 
           F      Em       G 
to ask you why to tell you no 
                F        Em    G  
to deserve your love and sympathy 
               F           Em     G 
you were never meant to belong to me 

 Am  F Em  C   

 G      Dm 
who am I to you? 

          G 
along the way I lost my faith 
           F           Em   G 
and as you were you'll be again 
             F       Em         G 
to mold like clay to break like dirt 
            F          Em   G 
to tear me up in your sympathy 
               F        Em        G 
you were never meant to belong to me 
               F        Em        G 
you were never meant to belong to me 
               F        Em        G 
you were never meant to belong to me   

        F Em G 
who am I? 
       F Em G 
who am I? 
       F Em G 
who am I? 
       F Em G 
who am I? 
       F Em G 
who am I? 
       F Em Am 
who am I? 
    	

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