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)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
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
AE
Her green plastic watering can
F#mD
For her fake Chinese rubber plant
AE
In the fake plastic earth
F#mD
That she bought from a rubber man
Chorus
AEF#m
And it wears her out, it wears her out
DA
It wears her out, it wears her out
Verse 2
AE
She lives with a broken man
F#mD
A cracked polystyrene man
AE
Who just crumbles and burns
F#mD
He used to do surgery for girls in the eighties
Atap to play
Etap to play
F#mtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
A · E · F#m · D
Fake Plastic Trees Chords – Ukulele
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)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
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
AE
Her green plastic watering can
F#mD
For her fake Chinese rubber plant
AE
In the fake plastic earth
F#mD
That she bought from a rubber man
Chorus
AEF#m
And it wears her out, it wears her out
DA
It wears her out, it wears her out
Verse 2
AE
She lives with a broken man
F#mD
A cracked polystyrene man
AE
Who just crumbles and burns
F#mD
He used to do surgery for girls in the eighties
Atap to play
Etap to play
F#mtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
A · E · F#m · D
Fake Plastic Trees Chords – Piano
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)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
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
AE
Her green plastic watering can
F#mD
For her fake Chinese rubber plant
AE
In the fake plastic earth
F#mD
That she bought from a rubber man
Chorus
AEF#m
And it wears her out, it wears her out
DA
It wears her out, it wears her out
Verse 2
AE
She lives with a broken man
F#mD
A cracked polystyrene man
AE
Who just crumbles and burns
F#mD
He used to do surgery for girls in the eighties
Atap to play
Etap to play
F#mtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
A · E · F#m · D
Fake Plastic Trees Chords – Banjo
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)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
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
AE
Her green plastic watering can
F#mD
For her fake Chinese rubber plant
AE
In the fake plastic earth
F#mD
That she bought from a rubber man
Chorus
AEF#m
And it wears her out, it wears her out
DA
It wears her out, it wears her out
Verse 2
AE
She lives with a broken man
F#mD
A cracked polystyrene man
AE
Who just crumbles and burns
F#mD
He used to do surgery for girls in the eighties
Atap to play
Etap to play
F#mtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
A · E · F#m · D
Fake Plastic Trees Chords – Mandolin
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)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
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
AE
Her green plastic watering can
F#mD
For her fake Chinese rubber plant
AE
In the fake plastic earth
F#mD
That she bought from a rubber man
Chorus
AEF#m
And it wears her out, it wears her out
DA
It wears her out, it wears her out
Verse 2
AE
She lives with a broken man
F#mD
A cracked polystyrene man
AE
Who just crumbles and burns
F#mD
He used to do surgery for girls in the eighties
Atap to play
Etap to play
F#mtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
A · E · F#m · D
Fake Plastic Trees Chords – Harmonica
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)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
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.