White Knuckles Chords

KeyG Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays430

White Knuckles by Tegan and Sara is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, Bm, A, D and A/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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16
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verse 1 
G 
My life tethered like 
Bm               A 
Like a twin or a son 
G 
Scared to be severed right 
Bm                A 
Right before we begun 
G 
Doubled like a couple, we stood 
                 Bm     A 
Stood out in the light, light 
G 
Clutching each other like 
                Bm     A 
Knuckles turned white, white 


G D     A 
I cried wolf 
               G 
Howling at the moon 
D       A 
Soul be damned 
A/F#                 G 
Break that mirror in two 
D         A 
I made us feel 
A/F#         G 
Feel unlucky too 
D       A 
Soul be damned 
A/F#                 G 
Break that mirror in two 

verse 2 
G 
Our love twisted up 
Bm                 A 
Like a chick or an egg 
G 
We swear ankles that 
Bm               A 
That always were late 
G 
Excuses for the bruises we wear 
               Bm   A 
Black and blue night, night 
G 
Breaking each other like 
              Bm     A 
Knuckles in a fight, fight 

 
G D     A 
I cried wolf 
               G 
Howling at the moon 
D       A 
Soul be damned 
A/F#                 G 
Break that mirror in two 
D         A 
I made us feel 
A/F#         G 
Feel unlucky too 
D       A 
Soul be damned 
A/F#                 G 
Break that mirror in two 

Bridge 
G        D 
Cry, cry wolf 
        A                           A/F# 
I don't know what this howling will prove 
G        D 
Cry, cry wolf 
        A                           A/F# 
I don't know what I'm gon, what I'm gonna lose 
G        D 
Cry, cry wolf 
        A                           A/F# 
I don't know what this howling will prove 
G        D 
Cry, cry wolf 
        A                           A/F# 
I don't know what I'm gon, what I'm gonna lose 


G D     A 
I cried wolf 
               G 
Howling at the moon 
D       A 
Soul be damned 
A/F#                 G 
Break that mirror in two 
D         A 
I made us feel 
A/F#         G 
Feel unlucky too 
D       A 
Soul be damned 
A/F#                 G 
Break that mirror in two 


Outro 
G        D 
Cry, cry wolf 
        A                           A/F# 
I don't know what this howling will prove 
G        D 
Cry, cry wolf 
        A                           A/F# 
I don't know what I'm gon, what I'm gonna lose 
G        D 
Cry, cry wolf 
        A                           A/F# 
I don't know what this howling will prove 
G        D 
Cry, cry wolf 
        A                           A/F# 
I don't know what I'm gon, what I'm gonna lose 
    	

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