The Lumineers - Flapper Girl Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D,G keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]Cut off [G]all of your [C]hair, [F]did you [C]flinch, did you [G]care
[C]Did he [G]look, did he [Am]stop [F]and [C]stare,
At your [G]brand new [C]hair
[verse 2]
[C]Local [G]boy, local [C]news, [F]power [C]lines hanging [G]boots
[C]Fire[G]men in their [Am]trucks [F]cut [C]loose
A [G]local boy’s [C]shoes
[verse 3]
[C][G]Cadillac, [C]cadillac, [F][C]businessmen dressed in [G]slacks
[C]I’mma [G]buy one for [Am]us when I [F]get [C]back
A [G]big [C]Cadillac
[chorus]
And you can [F]wave to [C]all of your [G]friends
And I’ll [F]never [C]leave you [G]again
[chorus]
[C]Would you [G]write, would you [Am]call back [F]baby [C]if
I [G]wrote you a [C]song
[C]I’ve been [G]gone, but you’re s[Am]till my [F]lady [C]and
I [G]need you at [C]home
[verse 4]
[C][G]Romeo, [C]Juliet, [F][C]balcony in [G]silhouette
[C]Making [G]O’s with her [Am][F]cigar[C]ette
Is [G][C]Juliet
[verse 5]
[C]Flapper [G]girl, flapper [C]girl, [F][C]prohibition in [G]curls
[C]Hair of g[G]old and a ne[Am]ck o[F]f [C]pearls
Is [G]flapper [C]girl
[chorus]
And you can [F]wave [C]to all of your [G]friends
And I’ll [F]never [C]leave you [G]again
[chorus]
[C]Would you [G]write, would you [Am]call back [F]baby [C]if
I [G]wrote you a [C]song
[C]I’ve been g[G]one, but you’re s[Am]till my [F]lady [C]and
I [G]need you at [C]home
[verse 6]
Cause if you [F]ain’t [C]behind my [G]door
Then I [F]ain’t got a [C]home any[G]more
[chorus]
[C]Would you [G]write, would you [Am]call back [F]baby [C]if
I [G]wrote you a [C]song
[C]I’ve been [G]gone, but you’re s[Am]till my [F]lady [C]and
I [G]need you at [C]home
[Closing]
[C]Lovers [G]come, lovers [Am]go, lovers [F]leave me [C]alone
She’ll come [G]back to [C]me
How to play Flapper Girl on Guitar (Step-by-step)
The Lumineers - Flapper Girl on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Flapper Girl uses these transitions most often: C → G (40), G → C (25), and F → C (23). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G chord transition.
1. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
3. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
5. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Flapper Girl chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Flapper Girl.
- Flapper Girl includes 123 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Flapper Girl contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Flapper Girl connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → F: 16%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%
- G → Am: 13%