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Paramore - Decode Chords

Chord reference F, Dm, Am, Em, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F]How can I decide what’s right, [Dm]when you’re clouding up [Am]my mind I can’t win your losing, [Em]fight all the time [F]How can I ever own what’s mine, [Dm]when you’re always [Am]taking sides But you won’t take away my [Em]pride no not this [F] [Dm]time Not this [Am] [Em]time

[F]How did we get here, [Dm]when I used to know you [Am]so [Em]well [F]But how did we get here, [Dm]I think I [Am]know [Em]

[Am] [C] [G] [Em] [F]The truth is hiding in your, [Dm]eyes and its hanging on your [Am]tongue Just boiling in my [Em]blood but you think that I cant [F]see What kind of man that you [Dm]are if you’re a man [Am]at all Well I will figure this one [Em]out on my [F] [Dm]own I’m screaming I love you [Am]so, [Em]my thoughts you can’t decode

Do you [F]see what [Dm]we’ve done, we’re gonna make such [Am]fools of [Em]ourselves Do you [F]see what [Dm]we’ve done, we’re gonna make such [Am]fools of [F]ourselves

[F] [Dm] [Am] [Em] [F]How did we get here, [Dm]when I still love you [Am]so [Em]yeah yeah [F]How did we get here, [Dm]when I still love you [Am]so [Em]

I think I [F] [G] [Dm] [Am] [C]know [F] [Am] [Em] [F] [G] [Dm] [Am] [C]I think I know [F] [Am] [Em] [F] [G]There [Dm]is [Am]something, [F]I [Am] [Em]see in you [F]It [G]might [Dm]kill [Am]me, I [F]want it [Am]to [Em]be [Dm]true

Artist Paramore
Album Twilight
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop
Year 2008
Key F

How to Play Decode on Guitar?

Paramore - Decode can be played in the key of F using the F, Dm, Am, Em, G chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Decode with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.