A driving, anxious art-rock song by Radiohead about a night out spiraling into chaos. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
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Tip: The verses use a fast, syncopated picking pattern on the bass strings; the choruses open up with full strumming.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
EC#m
Just as you take my hand
AE
Just as you write my number down
C#m
Just as you drift away
AE
You just turn around
C#mAE
Just as you feel my hand on your own
C#mA
You turn around and say
EC#m
“Let’s go somewhere we won’t be found”
AE
Let’s go somewhere bright
C#mA
Just as you take my hand
E
Just as you do
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Verse 2
EC#m
Words are blunt instruments
AE
Words are a sawed-off shotgun
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Bridge
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Outro
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#m
There is nothing to explain
AE
You eye each other as you pass
EC#m
She looks back, you look back
A
Not just once
EC#m
Not just once
AE
Not just once
Practice tip: Master the verse picking pattern slowly before trying to match the song’s tempo; the constant E-C#m-A chord changes require precise left-hand muscle memory.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
Em · Am · G · D
A driving, anxious art-rock song by Radiohead about a night out spiraling into chaos. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: The verses use a fast, syncopated picking pattern on the bass strings; the choruses open up with full strumming.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
EC#m
Just as you take my hand
AE
Just as you write my number down
C#m
Just as you drift away
AE
You just turn around
C#mAE
Just as you feel my hand on your own
C#mA
You turn around and say
EC#m
“Let’s go somewhere we won’t be found”
AE
Let’s go somewhere bright
C#mA
Just as you take my hand
E
Just as you do
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Verse 2
EC#m
Words are blunt instruments
AE
Words are a sawed-off shotgun
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Bridge
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Outro
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#m
There is nothing to explain
AE
You eye each other as you pass
EC#m
She looks back, you look back
A
Not just once
EC#m
Not just once
AE
Not just once
Practice tip: Master the verse picking pattern slowly before trying to match the song’s tempo; the constant E-C#m-A chord changes require precise left-hand muscle memory.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
Em · Am · G · D
A driving, anxious art-rock song by Radiohead about a night out spiraling into chaos. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: The verses use a fast, syncopated picking pattern on the bass strings; the choruses open up with full strumming.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
EC#m
Just as you take my hand
AE
Just as you write my number down
C#m
Just as you drift away
AE
You just turn around
C#mAE
Just as you feel my hand on your own
C#mA
You turn around and say
EC#m
“Let’s go somewhere we won’t be found”
AE
Let’s go somewhere bright
C#mA
Just as you take my hand
E
Just as you do
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Verse 2
EC#m
Words are blunt instruments
AE
Words are a sawed-off shotgun
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Bridge
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Outro
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#m
There is nothing to explain
AE
You eye each other as you pass
EC#m
She looks back, you look back
A
Not just once
EC#m
Not just once
AE
Not just once
Practice tip: Master the verse picking pattern slowly before trying to match the song’s tempo; the constant E-C#m-A chord changes require precise left-hand muscle memory.
Emtap to play
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
Em · Am · G · D
A driving, anxious art-rock song by Radiohead about a night out spiraling into chaos. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: The verses use a fast, syncopated picking pattern on the bass strings; the choruses open up with full strumming.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
EC#m
Just as you take my hand
AE
Just as you write my number down
C#m
Just as you drift away
AE
You just turn around
C#mAE
Just as you feel my hand on your own
C#mA
You turn around and say
EC#m
“Let’s go somewhere we won’t be found”
AE
Let’s go somewhere bright
C#mA
Just as you take my hand
E
Just as you do
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Verse 2
EC#m
Words are blunt instruments
AE
Words are a sawed-off shotgun
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Bridge
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Outro
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#m
There is nothing to explain
AE
You eye each other as you pass
EC#m
She looks back, you look back
A
Not just once
EC#m
Not just once
AE
Not just once
Practice tip: Master the verse picking pattern slowly before trying to match the song’s tempo; the constant E-C#m-A chord changes require precise left-hand muscle memory.
Emtap to play
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
Em · Am · G · D
A driving, anxious art-rock song by Radiohead about a night out spiraling into chaos. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: The verses use a fast, syncopated picking pattern on the bass strings; the choruses open up with full strumming.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
EC#m
Just as you take my hand
AE
Just as you write my number down
C#m
Just as you drift away
AE
You just turn around
C#mAE
Just as you feel my hand on your own
C#mA
You turn around and say
EC#m
“Let’s go somewhere we won’t be found”
AE
Let’s go somewhere bright
C#mA
Just as you take my hand
E
Just as you do
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Verse 2
EC#m
Words are blunt instruments
AE
Words are a sawed-off shotgun
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Bridge
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Outro
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#m
There is nothing to explain
AE
You eye each other as you pass
EC#m
She looks back, you look back
A
Not just once
EC#m
Not just once
AE
Not just once
Practice tip: Master the verse picking pattern slowly before trying to match the song’s tempo; the constant E-C#m-A chord changes require precise left-hand muscle memory.
Emtap to play
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
Em · Am · G · D
A driving, anxious art-rock song by Radiohead about a night out spiraling into chaos. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: The verses use a fast, syncopated picking pattern on the bass strings; the choruses open up with full strumming.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
EC#m
Just as you take my hand
AE
Just as you write my number down
C#m
Just as you drift away
AE
You just turn around
C#mAE
Just as you feel my hand on your own
C#mA
You turn around and say
EC#m
“Let’s go somewhere we won’t be found”
AE
Let’s go somewhere bright
C#mA
Just as you take my hand
E
Just as you do
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Verse 2
EC#m
Words are blunt instruments
AE
Words are a sawed-off shotgun
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
C#mA
Come on and let it out
EC#m
Come on and let it in
AE
Come on and let it out
C#mA
Come on and let it in
EC#m
Come on and let it out
AE
Come on and let it in
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Bridge
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
EC#m
Sooner or later
AE
You’ll crack
Chorus
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AEC#m
The beat goes round and round
AE
I never really got there
C#mA
I just pretended that I had
Outro
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#mA
Jigsaw falling into place
EC#m
There is nothing to explain
AE
You eye each other as you pass
EC#m
She looks back, you look back
A
Not just once
EC#m
Not just once
AE
Not just once
Practice tip: Master the verse picking pattern slowly before trying to match the song’s tempo; the constant E-C#m-A chord changes require precise left-hand muscle memory.