Sideways Skull Chords by The Hold Steady

The track was written by Craig Finn, Franz Nicolay & Tad Kubler.

Chords Info

  • Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
  • Key: A
  • Chords: G#, A, B, E, D, E7, C, Bm
  • BPM: 157
  • Suggested Strumming:
  • D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Sideways Skull

Track Info

[Intro]
G# G# G# G# G# G# G# G# [Verse]
A She ordered me Newcastle And handed me a Marlboro Stuck a dove in my right hand G# She took a quick picture But even when we squinted I didn't look so much like Robert Plant [Verse]
A She flew a flag she made from a bedsheet A sideways skull and a

lopsided pentagram
B Said asymmetrical's

way more diabolical
A You don't want to make
E
it look too perfect, man
B The trick is not getting cynical A She had a hairbrush mic
E
and a fantasy band
A She opened up with
E
We Are The Champions
A E Went right into Under my Wheels A I was trying to figure out
N.C.
how I feel
[Chorus]
E D Faded denim with the buttons and badges A Laminates and backstage passes E Jacket held together by
D A
the rock band patches
E They let her smoke but
D
she can't have matches
B After last week's pyro disaster E She'd like me better if
D A
I didn't wear glasses
[Instrumental]
G# G#
G# G#
[Verse]
A She said we're gonna do a

show at The Pyramids
She said she needs to take a

call from her lawyers
G# Introduced me to the dudes that

she's calling her crew
An assortment of

sad self destroyers
A Sitting six to a table in

the room off the kitchen
Telling stories about

things they imagined
B Like after the show

we got roofed on the Reeperbahn
A E Woke up in a video cabin B I was rolling my eyes at

the ritual lies
A E A N.C. Okay, maybe half of that happened [Chorus]
E She bites down on the the caplet D And the blood comes from her mouth A But it's hard to fully

rock in a halfway house
E The band would be better if
D A
they weren't such burnouts
E The Beatle boots and the
D
glam rock top hat
B Isn't gonna make any difference E It never works when
D A
no one listens
[Instrumental]
E E7 C Bm A G# E E7 C Bm A G# Bm A G# [Chorus]
E D Faded denim with the buttons and badges A Laminates and backstage passes E Jacket held together by
D
the rock band patches
A They let her smoke but

she can't have matches
E Bites down on the capsule and D The blood comes from her mouth B But it's hard to really

rock in a halfway house
E The pesky problem of
D A
the tepid turnout
[Chorus]
E I said I've got a band too We're called
D
The Price of Progress
A We've got a reputation as

New Hampshire's hardest
E Our singer's psycho and
D
our fans are violent
A Once they let me loose

we're probably touring Europe
E Morning meetings in the
D
room off the kitchen
B New medication for the

same old depression
E It never works when
D A
no one listens
E But it's sure nice to
D A
meet some fellow musicians

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