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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Capo
None
Chords
A · E · F#m · D
Radiohead’s beautiful, building ballad from The Bends starts as a whisper and grows into an emotional crescendo. The arpeggiated guitar creates a shimmering, fragile atmosphere.
Building Ballad (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Start with gentle arpeggios on each chord, letting notes ring together. As the song builds, gradually transition to fuller strumming. The crescendo is everything in this song.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Her green plastic watering can
F#m D
For her fake Chinese rubber plant
A E
In the fake plastic earth
F#m D
That she bought from a rubber man
Chorus
A E F#m
And it wears her out, it wears her out
D A
It wears her out, it wears her out
Verse 2
A E
She lives with a broken man
F#m D
A cracked polystyrene man
A E
Who just crumbles and burns
F#m D
He used to do surgery for girls in the eighties