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Glycerine Chords

Bush Beginner Key of F 4 Chords 2 min read

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Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

F · C · Bb · Dm

Bush’s grunge-era acoustic ballad with its raw emotional vulnerability. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Grunge Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Play with open, ringing chords. The song should feel raw and exposed — let the chords sustain and breathe between changes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

It must be your skin I’m sinking in

F

Must be for real ’cause now I can feel

C

And I didn’t mind, it’s not my kind

Bb D

Not my time to wonder why

Verse 2

D

Everything’s gone white, everything’s grey

F

Now you’re here, now you’re away

C

I don’t want this, remember that

Bb D

I’ll never forget where you’re at

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Verse 3

D

I’m never alone, I’m alone all the time

F

Are you at one or do you lie?

C

We live in a wheel where everyone steals

Bb D

But when we rise it’s like strawberry fields

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bridge

F

Bad moon white again

C

Bad moon white again

Bb D

And she falls around me

Verse 4

D

I needed you more when we wanted us less

F

I could not kiss, just regress

C

It might just be clear, simple and plain

Bb D

Well, that’s just fine, that’s just one of my names

Final Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Practice tip: The D-F-C-Bb pattern repeats throughout. The Bb barre chord is the trickiest part — try using a simplified two-string version or move through it quickly.

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Bbtap to play

Dmtap to play

Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

F · C · Bb · Dm

Bush’s grunge-era acoustic ballad with its raw emotional vulnerability. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Grunge Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Play with open, ringing chords. The song should feel raw and exposed — let the chords sustain and breathe between changes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

It must be your skin I’m sinking in

F

Must be for real ’cause now I can feel

C

And I didn’t mind, it’s not my kind

Bb D

Not my time to wonder why

Verse 2

D

Everything’s gone white, everything’s grey

F

Now you’re here, now you’re away

C

I don’t want this, remember that

Bb D

I’ll never forget where you’re at

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Verse 3

D

I’m never alone, I’m alone all the time

F

Are you at one or do you lie?

C

We live in a wheel where everyone steals

Bb D

But when we rise it’s like strawberry fields

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bridge

F

Bad moon white again

C

Bad moon white again

Bb D

And she falls around me

Verse 4

D

I needed you more when we wanted us less

F

I could not kiss, just regress

C

It might just be clear, simple and plain

Bb D

Well, that’s just fine, that’s just one of my names

Final Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Practice tip: The D-F-C-Bb pattern repeats throughout. The Bb barre chord is the trickiest part — try using a simplified two-string version or move through it quickly.

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Bbtap to play

Dmtap to play

Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

F · C · Bb · Dm

Bush’s grunge-era acoustic ballad with its raw emotional vulnerability. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Grunge Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Play with open, ringing chords. The song should feel raw and exposed — let the chords sustain and breathe between changes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

It must be your skin I’m sinking in

F

Must be for real ’cause now I can feel

C

And I didn’t mind, it’s not my kind

Bb D

Not my time to wonder why

Verse 2

D

Everything’s gone white, everything’s grey

F

Now you’re here, now you’re away

C

I don’t want this, remember that

Bb D

I’ll never forget where you’re at

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Verse 3

D

I’m never alone, I’m alone all the time

F

Are you at one or do you lie?

C

We live in a wheel where everyone steals

Bb D

But when we rise it’s like strawberry fields

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bridge

F

Bad moon white again

C

Bad moon white again

Bb D

And she falls around me

Verse 4

D

I needed you more when we wanted us less

F

I could not kiss, just regress

C

It might just be clear, simple and plain

Bb D

Well, that’s just fine, that’s just one of my names

Final Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Practice tip: The D-F-C-Bb pattern repeats throughout. The Bb barre chord is the trickiest part — try using a simplified two-string version or move through it quickly.

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Bbtap to play

Dmtap to play

Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

F · C · Bb · Dm

Bush’s grunge-era acoustic ballad with its raw emotional vulnerability. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Grunge Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Play with open, ringing chords. The song should feel raw and exposed — let the chords sustain and breathe between changes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

It must be your skin I’m sinking in

F

Must be for real ’cause now I can feel

C

And I didn’t mind, it’s not my kind

Bb D

Not my time to wonder why

Verse 2

D

Everything’s gone white, everything’s grey

F

Now you’re here, now you’re away

C

I don’t want this, remember that

Bb D

I’ll never forget where you’re at

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Verse 3

D

I’m never alone, I’m alone all the time

F

Are you at one or do you lie?

C

We live in a wheel where everyone steals

Bb D

But when we rise it’s like strawberry fields

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bridge

F

Bad moon white again

C

Bad moon white again

Bb D

And she falls around me

Verse 4

D

I needed you more when we wanted us less

F

I could not kiss, just regress

C

It might just be clear, simple and plain

Bb D

Well, that’s just fine, that’s just one of my names

Final Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Practice tip: The D-F-C-Bb pattern repeats throughout. The Bb barre chord is the trickiest part — try using a simplified two-string version or move through it quickly.

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Bbtap to play

Dmtap to play

Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

F · C · Bb · Dm

Bush’s grunge-era acoustic ballad with its raw emotional vulnerability. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Grunge Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play with open, ringing chords. The song should feel raw and exposed — let the chords sustain and breathe between changes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

It must be your skin I’m sinking in

F

Must be for real ’cause now I can feel

C

And I didn’t mind, it’s not my kind

Bb D

Not my time to wonder why

Verse 2

D

Everything’s gone white, everything’s grey

F

Now you’re here, now you’re away

C

I don’t want this, remember that

Bb D

I’ll never forget where you’re at

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Verse 3

D

I’m never alone, I’m alone all the time

F

Are you at one or do you lie?

C

We live in a wheel where everyone steals

Bb D

But when we rise it’s like strawberry fields

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bridge

F

Bad moon white again

C

Bad moon white again

Bb D

And she falls around me

Verse 4

D

I needed you more when we wanted us less

F

I could not kiss, just regress

C

It might just be clear, simple and plain

Bb D

Well, that’s just fine, that’s just one of my names

Final Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Practice tip: The D-F-C-Bb pattern repeats throughout. The Bb barre chord is the trickiest part — try using a simplified two-string version or move through it quickly.

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Bbtap to play

Dmtap to play

Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

F · C · Bb · Dm

Bush’s grunge-era acoustic ballad with its raw emotional vulnerability. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Grunge Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play with open, ringing chords. The song should feel raw and exposed — let the chords sustain and breathe between changes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

It must be your skin I’m sinking in

F

Must be for real ’cause now I can feel

C

And I didn’t mind, it’s not my kind

Bb D

Not my time to wonder why

Verse 2

D

Everything’s gone white, everything’s grey

F

Now you’re here, now you’re away

C

I don’t want this, remember that

Bb D

I’ll never forget where you’re at

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Verse 3

D

I’m never alone, I’m alone all the time

F

Are you at one or do you lie?

C

We live in a wheel where everyone steals

Bb D

But when we rise it’s like strawberry fields

Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bridge

F

Bad moon white again

C

Bad moon white again

Bb D

And she falls around me

Verse 4

D

I needed you more when we wanted us less

F

I could not kiss, just regress

C

It might just be clear, simple and plain

Bb D

Well, that’s just fine, that’s just one of my names

Final Chorus

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

F C

Don’t let the days go by

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Bb D

Glycerine

Practice tip: The D-F-C-Bb pattern repeats throughout. The Bb barre chord is the trickiest part — try using a simplified two-string version or move through it quickly.