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Claustrophobia

Bee Gees

RockMedium for beginners9 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××○
Bm×
G○○○
A×○○
F#mDiagram coming soon
Em○○○○
Am×○○
C×○○
BbDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro:
 
    D   Bm    D   Bm
    / / / /   / / / /
    G   A     D   A
    / / / /   / / / /
 
Verse 1:
 
         D             F#m
    I'd like to be the one to see
          D                  Bm
    Your loving mine at the start
        G       A      D     Bm
    But I get claustrophobia
                   Em        A             D    (1, 3: A   2, 4: Am)
    'Cause there's too many boys in your heart  (5: to coda)
 
Verse 2:
 
    I'd like to know how far you'd go
    To use those lips of wine
    But I get claustrophobia
    'Cause there's too many boys on your mind
 
Bridge:
 
    Am
    One, two, three   and now there's me
         Bm
    You practice to deceive
         C
    You lead me on   another one
         Bb                A
    I've got no room to breathe
 
Verse 3:
 
    So bye, bye, you  who can't be true
    I'm leaving you behind
    'Cause I get claustrophobia
    'Cause there's too many boys on your mind
 
Instrumental break:
 
    (12-seting and harmonica over first two lines of verse)
 
    I get claustrophobia
    'Cause there's too many boys on your mind
 
(repeat chorus)
 
(repeat verse 3)
 
Coda:
                 (D)    Bm
    (...on your mind)
     Em       A            D     Bm
    Too many boys on your mind
     Em       A            D     Bm
    Too many boys on your mind
 
    D   Bm    G   A    D
    / / / /   / / / /  /

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Chord set

D · Bm · G · A · F#m · Em · Am · C · Bb

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.