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Leo - Despair Chords

Chord reference C, Em, Dm, G, A, F, Am, G#, D, Fm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Em] [Dm] [G] I’ve [C]lost my cool, I’m not sure how to [A]act. Not [F]even sure how I can keep my [G]pride intact. Well [Am]I don’t know if [G#]this is it but [C]can’t you [D]see? No I’m [F]not falling for you, so please have mercy [G]on me.

‘Cause it’s not ro[C]mantic, I [A]swear, I’m [F]not gasping for [G]air. [C]I want you to be [A]here, but [F]please don’t [G]come near. ‘Cause [Am]even though I’m [C]pretty sure my head’s ex[D]ploding. [F]I’m not ready [G]for hand holding, [C]It’s not love, I [A]swear. It [F]might be [G]closer to despair…

[C] [Em] [Dm] [G] No, I [C]don’t want you to teach me how to [A]dance. Get your [F]heart away from me, you’ll put me [G]into a trance. And [Am]even though I [G#]think about you [C]day and [D]night. I’m not [F]sure if this whole love thing sounds quite [G]right.

‘Cause it’s not ro[C]mantic, I [A]swear, I’m [F]not gasping for [G]air. [C]I want you to be [A]here, but [F]please don’t [G]come near. ‘Cause [Am]even though I’m [C]pretty sure my head’s ex[D]ploding. [F]I’m not ready [G]for hand holding, [C]It’s not love, I [A]swear. It [F]might be [G]closer to despair…

[C] [Em] [Dm] [G] ‘Cause [Am]even though I’m [C]pretty sure my head’s ex[D]ploding. [F]I’m not ready [G]for hand holding, [C]It’s not love, I [A]swear. It [F]might be [Fm]closer [G]to des[C]pair… [Em] [Dm] [G]

Artist Leo
Album Despair
Genres Pop
Year 2019
Key C

How to Play Despair on Guitar?

Leo - Despair can be played in the key of C using the C, Em, Dm, G, A, F, Am, G#, D, Fm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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 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.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • 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 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 G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.

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

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