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Whyd You Only Call Me When You're High

Arctic Monkeys

RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

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

FmDiagram coming soon
D××
Bm×
C#mDiagram coming soon
A×
E
BDiagram coming soon
G

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: Fm D Bm C#m A   
 
 
hide this tab Intro/Verso (Palm Muted) 
 
E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|----4-5-5----2----4-2-0----| 
E|-2-------------------------| 
 
 
Chorus (Palm Muted) 
 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|---------2-3-5-3-2--------2--------------------| 
G|----2-4-------------4-2-4------4-2------2------| 
D|-4---------------------------------------4-----| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------|     
 
 
Fm                  D       Bm           C#m  A   
The mirror's image tells me it's home time   
Fm                  D       Bm                      C#m    A   
But I'm not finished 'cause you're not by my side  
Fm             D                                    Bm           C#m             A   
And as I arrived I thought I saw you leaving, carrying your shoes  
Fm             D                                   Bm               C#m             A   
Decided that once again I was just dreaming of bumping into you  
 
Fm               D                    Bm   
          Now it's three in the morning   
             C#m           A              Fm   
And I'm trying to change your mind  
(Fm)          D                   Bm   
Left you multiple missed calls  
(Bm)                   C#m       A   
And to my message, you reply  
 
Fm         D                                                  Bm       C#m  A   
         Why'd you only call me when you're high?   
Fm         D                                                  Bm       C#m  A   
High, why'd you only call me when you're high?  
 
Fm                   D          Bm        C#m  A 
Somewhere darker, talking the same shite  
Fm            D                Bm               C#m  A 
I need a partner (high), well, are you out tonight?  
Fm               D                                  Bm                             C#m       A 
It's harder and harder to get you to listen, more I get through the gears  
Fm                  D                           Bm                  C#m    A 
Incapable of making alright decisons and having bad ideas  
 
Fm               D                    Bm   
          Now it's three in the morning   
             C#m           A              Fm   
And I'm trying to change your mind  
(Fm)          D                   Bm   
Left you multiple missed calls  
(Bm)                   C#m       A   
And to my message, you reply  
 
 
Fm         D                                                  Bm       C#m  A   
         Why'd you only call me when you're high?  
         (Why'd you only call me when you're)  
Fm         D                                                  Bm       C#m  A   
High, why'd you only call me when you're high? 
 
 
 
Fm                           D                   Bm         
And I can't see you here, wondering where I might  
Fm                       D               Bm 
It sorta feels like I'm running out of time  
Fm                             D            Bm 
I haven't found what I was hoping to find  
 
You said you gotta be up in the morning, gonna have an early night  
And you're starting to bore me, baby, why'd you only call me when you're high?  
(Fm,D,Bm,C#m,A) 
Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?  
Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?  
Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?  
Why'd you only ever phone me when you're  
High?  
 
          
 

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Chord set

Fm · D · Bm · C#m · A · E · B · G

Practice tip

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