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The Wombats - Emoticons Chords

Chord reference E, B, D, A, F#m, Bm, C#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[E] [B] [D] [A] [E]It’s tough to stay objective [B]baby With your tongue abseiling down my [F#m]neck It’s a bullet-proof offer and I can’t [A]accept

[E]It’s tough to maintain focus [B]baby Now all my elephants are in the [F#m]room We crave the fiction when we need the [A]truth [A]You need to find a different boy’s heart to [E]chew. [B]Chew

[D]And all these emoticons and words. [A]Try to make it better but they only make it worse.

[E]It’s tough to feign indifference [B]baby Now I’m spending all the money I [F#m]have Trying to impress you is kinda driving me [A]mad [E]And I don’t blame the pressure or the vultures in the sky [Bm]I blame what happened every time we’re under neon lights [F#m]We crave the tension in a room with a view [A]You need to find a different boy’s heart to [E]chew. [B]Chew

[D]And all these emoticons and words. [A]Try to make it better but they only make it worse.

[E] [B] [D]And all these emoticons and words. [A]Try to make it better but they only make it worse. [F#m]

[C#m]It’s everything I want, [B]and nothing I can keep [F#m] [C#m]And behind these metaphors, [B]I want you literally [F#m]We crave the fiction when we need the [A]truth [A]You need to find a different boy’s heart to [E]chew. [B]Chew

[D]And all these emoticons and words. [A]Try to make it better but they only make it worse.

[E]But I like it here so much I might [B]stay The edge of nowhere is such a beautiful [F#m]place The edge of nowhere is such a beautiful [A]place. [E]

Artist The Wombats
Album Glitterbug
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2015
Key E

How to Play Emoticons on Guitar?

The Wombats - Emoticons can be played in the key of E using the E, B, D, A, F#m, Bm, C#m chords.

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

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

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