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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue Chords

Chord reference F, C, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [F][F][C][Dm] [F] Scar tissue that I wish you saw, [Dm]sarcastic mister know it all [F] Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you ’cause, [Dm]with the birds I’ll share [F] With the birds I’ll share, [Dm]this lonely view [F] With the birds I’ll share, [Dm]this lonely view

[F] Push me up against the wall, [Dm]young Kentucky girl in a push-up bra [F] Falling all over myself, [Dm]to lick your heart and taste your health ’cause [F] With the birds I’ll share, [Dm]this lonely view [F] With the birds I’ll share, [Dm]this lonely view

[F] Blood loss in a bathroom stall, [Dm] Southern girl with a scarlet drawl [F] Wave goodbye to ma and pa ’cause, [Dm]with the birds I’ll share [F] With the birds I’ll share, [Dm]this lonely view [F] With the birds I’ll share, [Dm]this lonely view

[F] Soft spoken with a broken jaw, [Dm]step outside but not to brawl [F] Autumn’s sweet we call it fall, [Dm]I’ll make it to the moon if I have to crawl and [F] With the birds I’ll share, [Dm]this lonely view [F] With the birds I’ll share, [Dm]this lonely view

[F] Scar tissue that I wish you saw, [Dm]sarcastic mister know it all Close [F]your eyes and I’ll kiss you ’cause, [Dm]with the birds I’ll share [F] With the birds I’ll share, [Dm]this lonely view [F] With the birds I’ll share, [Dm]this lonely view

Album Californication
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 1999
Key F

How to Play Scar Tissue on Guitar?

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue can be played in the key of F using the F, C, Dm 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 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 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.

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

You can play Scar Tissue with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.