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Humpty Dumpty

AJR

RockMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

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

C×○○
Am×○○
G○○○
F
Dm××○
FmDiagram coming soon
Em○○○○

Chords & lyrics

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C 
Humpty Dumpty when 
C 
Humpty Dumpty when 
C           Bº   
Humpty Dumpty went down 
Am 
He said "Screw it" 
    G 
"I'ma smile right through it" 
          F                     Dm 
"And I'll scream when no one's around" (Okay) 
 
( C  Dm  F  Fm ) 
 
(Okay) 
 
Verse 1:
C 
Something's wrong 
      Dm 
But I'm scared to look it up 
    F 
If I do that and no one has it 
  Fm 
I'll feel so alone 
C 
Something's wrong 
      Dm 
But don't pity me for long 
    F 
If you get sad, then I'll feel bad 
   Fm 
That I told you at all 
 
Pre-Chorus
C 
I got friends in a lotta weird places 
 
Wonder if they're gonna call 
 Bº     Am 
Depending what my face is 
        G 
What my face is, I could fake it 
F 
I could move away or I could 
 
Suck it up and face it 
 
 
 
C 
Humpty Dumpty when 
 
Humpty Dumpty when 
            Bº   
Humpty Dumpty went down 
Am 
He said "Screw it" 
    G 
"I'ma smile right through it" 
     F 
"And I'll scream when no one's around" 
C 
Humpty Dumpty when 
 
Humpty Dumpty when 
            Bº   
Humpty Dumpty went down 
Am 
He said "Screw it" 
      G 
"There's a big crowd looking" 
      F 
"I'ma scream when no one, when no one 
 
When no one's around" (Okay) 
 
 
Verse 2:
C 
Look outside 
         Dm 
They're making snowmen on your street 
 F 
Underneath your pillow 
     Fm 
You can sigh yourself to sleep 
C 
Look outside 
         Dm 
They're making snowmen on your street 
F         Em 
Hide behind your pillow 
       Dm         Fm 
Close the window 'cuz you know 
 
You can't be seen 
 
Pre-Chorus
C 
I got friends in a lotta weird places 
 
Wonder if they're gonna call 
 Bº     Am 
Depending what my face is 
              G 
If I can't breathe, then you can't see 
    F 
But aren't you excited 
 
That I'm giving you the best me? 
 
 
 
C 
Humpty Dumpty when 
 
Humpty Dumpty when 
            Bº   
Humpty Dumpty went down 
Am 
He said "Screw it" 
    G 
"I'ma smile right through it" 
      F 
And I'll scream when no one's around 
C 
Humpty Dumpty when 
 
Humpty Dumpty when 
            Bº   
Humpty Dumpty went down 
Am 
He said "Screw it" 
      G 
"There's a big crowd looking" 
    F 
"I'ma scream when no one, when no one 
 
When no one's around" 
         Bº      Am 
When no one, when no one's around 
 
( G  F  Dm ) 
 
Bridge:
C 
  If I try to keep my tears in my eyes 
Bº        Am           G 
Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do? 
        F    Dm 
Would you like me? 
C 
  If I try to keep my tears in my eyes 
Bº        Am           G 
Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do? 
        F    Dm 
Would you like me? 
 
Pre-Chorus
C 
I got shows in a lot of weird places 
C 
Wonder if they're gonna call 
  Bº    Am 
Depending what my face is 
       G 
Remember Vegas? 
              F 
I can't take another panic episode 
 
When I get off the stage, man 
 
 
 
C 
Humpty Dumpty when 
 
Humpty Dumpty when 
            Bº   
Humpty Dumpty went down 
Am 
He said "Screw it" 
    G 
"I'ma smile right through it" 
     F 
"And I'll scream when no one's around" 
C 
Humpty Dumpty when 
 
Humpty Dumpty when 
            Bº   
Humpty Dumpty went down 
Am                   G 
He said "Screw it, there's a big crowd looking" 
    F             Dm              C 
"I'ma scream when no one, when no one 
 
When no one's around" 
         Bº      Am 
When no one, when no one's around 
         G             F 
When no one, when no one, when no one's around 
  Dm             C 
When no one, when no one's ar

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Chord set

C · Am · G · F · Dm · Fm · Em

Practice tip

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