Trouble

Cage The Elephant

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

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

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro: 
C Em Am F (2x) 
 
C   Em   Am  F 
oooooooooooooo  (4x)  
 
verse 1: 
 
C          Em             Am           F 
we were at the table by the window, the view 
C        Em         Am               F 
casting shadows the sun was bushing through 
C                 Em              
spoke a lot of words 
          Am                 F 
I dont know if I spoke the truth 
 
Pre-Chorus 
 
Am            G F 
got so much to do 
G Am            G F 
    got so much to prove 
G Am             G F             C  Em    
  god dont let me lose, my mind 
 
 
 
C               Em                  Am 
trouble on my left, trouble on my right 
                   F                    C                  
I've been facing trouble almost all my life 
          Em                      Am 
my sweet love won't you put me through 
               F                         C  
everywhere I look I catch a glimpse of you 
               Em                  Am           F 
I said it was love and I did it for life, doo doo 
 
C   Em   Am  F 
oooooooooooooo  (2x)  
 
verse 2: 
 
C                 Em 
we have come to pass 
Am                 F 
come to pass the test 
C                 Em 
you know what they say yeah 
     Am           F      
the wicked get no rest 
C               Em             Am        F 
you can have my heart and it plays anytime 
 
Pre-Chorus 
 
Am            G F 
got so much to do 
G Am            G F 
    got so much to prove 
G Am             G F             C  Em    
  god dont let me lose, my mind 
 
 
C               Em                  Am 
trouble on my left, trouble on my right 
                   F                    C                  
I've been facing trouble almost all my life 
          Em                      Am 
my sweet love won't you put me through 
               F                         C  
everywhere I look I catch a glimpse of you 
               Em                  Am           F 
I said it was love and I did it for life, doo doo 
 
Outro: Em Am Em F G 
 
 
C               Em                  Am 
trouble on my left, trouble on my right 
                   F                    C                  
I've been facing trouble almost all my life 
          Em                      Am 
my sweet love won't you put me through 
               F                         C  
everywhere I look I catch a glimpse of you 
               Em                  Am           F 
I said it was love and I did it for life, doo doo 
 
 
C   Em   Am  F 
oooooooooooooo  (3x)  
 
End: 
 
Am            G F 
got so much to do 
G Am            G F 
    got so much to prove 
G Am             G F             C Em Am F C 
  god dont let me lose, my mind

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Chord set

C · Em · Am · F · G

Practice tip

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