Avril Lavigne – Psychopath Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Avril Lavigne – Psychopath Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAbEbBbCmEb/GBb/DB/D

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[Chorus 1]
Ab
  I know that you're a
 Eb
psychopath
Bb            Cm
  but maybe I like
 it like that
Ab
  And maybe it's your
 Eb
 psycho past
Bb              Cm
  that makes me want
you so bad
Ab        Eb        Bb
  La di da  la di da
all I hear
   Cm
is blah blah blah blah
Ab
  I know that
          Eb
you're a psychopath
Bb
  but maybe I like
it like that

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[Verse 1]
       Ab
You're always getting high
        Eb
getting low like a
roller coaster
Bb
Never seen the steel
        Cm
 on the ground
                   Ab
We shut it down So we've
 been going
         Eb
up going down like
 a trampoline
   Bb
No we don't give a fck about
   Cm
no one We're in the clouds

[Verse 2]
       Ab
You're all types of crazy
    Eb
but I don't care baby
Bb
Nobody is perfect but
Cm
I know you're worth it
    Ab
You love and you hate me
  Eb
I like that you're shady
Bb
I get real freaky then
you become needy

[Chorus 2]
Ab
  I know that
         Eb
you're a psychopath
Bb            Cm
  but maybe I like
it like that
Ab
  And maybe it's
      Eb
your psycho past
Bb              Cm
  that makes me want
you so bad
Ab        Eb        Bb
  La di da  la di da
all I hear
   Cm
is blah blah blah blah
Ab
  I know that
          Eb
you're a psychopath
Bb
  but maybe I like
 it like that

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[Post Chorus]
Ab Eb Bb Cm  x2

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[Verse 3]
       Ab
You're all types of crazy
    Eb
but I don't care baby
Bb
Nobody is perfect but
Cm
I know you're worth it
    Ab
You love and you hate me
  Eb
I like that you're shady
Bb
I get real freaky then
you become needy

[Chorus 3]
Ab
  I know that
          Eb
you're a psychopath
Bb            Cm
  but maybe I like
 it like that
Ab
  And maybe it's
      Eb
your psycho past
Bb              Cm
  that makes me want
 you so bad
Ab        Eb        Bb
  La di da  la di da
all I hear
   Cm
is blah blah blah blah
Ab
  I know that
         Eb
you're a psychopath
Bb
  but maybe
I like it like that

[Bridge]
       Eb/G      Ab
You're psycho we both know
     Eb              Bb/D
that this will never last
            Eb/G    Ab
You're like pyro in high
        Eb            Bb/D
dose we don't stand a chance
Eb/G          Ab          Eb
    Blah blah blah blah I bet
                         B/D
you'll be begging for me back
Eb/G          Ab
    Blah blah blah blah I'll
     Eb
come running cause
              Bb/D
I want you so bad

[Outro]
Ab
  I know that
           Eb
you're a psychopath
Bb            Cm
  but maybe I like
 it like that
Ab
  And maybe it's
     Eb
your psycho past
Bb              Cm
  that makes me want
 you so bad
Ab        Eb        Bb
  La di da  la di da
all I hear
   Cm
is blah blah blah blah
Ab
  I know that you're
   Eb
a psychopath
Bb
  but maybe I like
it like that

How to play Psychopath: key, chords and progression

These are Psychopath chords by Avril Lavigne on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Psychopath by Avril Lavigne, think in E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). It takes 7 chords: Ab, Eb, Bb, Cm, Eb/G, Bb/D and B/D.

The backbone of the song is Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm (IV – I – V – vi in E♭ major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, A, Bm, Bb (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Psychopath chords: questions

What key is Psychopath in?

Psychopath by Avril Lavigne is in the key of E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Psychopath?

Psychopath uses 7 chords: Ab, Eb, Bb, Cm, Eb/G, Bb/D, B/D.

What is the chord progression of Psychopath?

The main progression is Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Psychopath easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, A, Bm, Bb (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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