Hang My Head Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays412

Hang My Head by The Flatliners is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, C, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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verse 1 
Em                  D 
Yeah, I'll hang my head 
C         G           Am      D 
For this legacy of embarrassment 
Em                     D 
Yeah, I usually sing along 
       C                  D 
But tonight I'll bite my tongue clean off 

 
C               G                 Em   D 
Cause all my friends are nervous wrecks 
C               G                 Em   D 
Don't have the time to take a breath 
C               G                 Em   D 
All my friends are nervous wrecks 
C               G         Em   D 
Pre-occupied with looming death  
C               G                 Em   D 
certificates and whatever is trending next 

verse 2 
Em                  D 
Yeah, accused of being gone a long while 
C         G           Am      D 
Still, you know my phone's been on 
Em                  D 
You're the one losing sleep 
C         G           Am      D 
Trying to word your bio line eloquently 


C               G                 Em   D 
See? All my friends are nervous wrecks 
C               G                 Em   D 
Don't have the time to take a breath 
C               G                 Em   D 
All my friends are nervous wrecks 
C               G         Em   D 
Pre-occupied with looming death  
C               G                 Em   D 
certificates and reading too much into this 

Outro 
C               G                 Em   D 
Cause all my friends are nervous wrecks 
C               G                 Em   D 
Yeah all my friends are nervous wrecks 
Em                  D 
Yeah, I'll hang my head 
C         G           Am      D 
For this legacy of embarrassment 
Em                     D 
Yeah, I usually sing along 
       C                  D 
But tonight I'll bite my tongue 
    	

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