Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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 [Verse 1]
                Gm
It takes one to know one
             Cm
Back at it again
           F
Birds of a feather
          Dm
Until the end

Stitched, patched up
      Gm
and sewed in
                  Cm
I'll probably see you again
                  F
Most certain it's likely
 Dm
Around, no doubt, my friend

[Chorus]
Gm             Cm        F
It's a hit and run, oh no
        Dm               Gm
Double-crossed by a neon pill
              Cm         F
Like a loaded gun, my love
       Dm       Dm
Double-crossed, crossed
by a neon pill

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[Verse 2]
                  Gm
The taste of your lip balm
        Cm
Blew me away
           F
Cherry pie ChapStick
                      Dm
Just like back in the day
           Gm
I sail the Atlantic
               Cm
Bisou fatal le femme
           F
Mon chéri, exactement
        Dm
Knocked down, not out,
 let's roll

[Chorus]
Gm             Cm        F
It's a hit and run, oh no
        Dm               Gm
Double-crossed by a neon pill
              Cm         F
Like a loaded gun, my love
          Dm
I lost control of the wheel
       Dm
Double-crossed by a neon pill

[Bridge]
Cm         F
Out in the open, I'm
 Dm          Gm
 thinking it through
       Cm   F
And it took so long to
 Dm
find you, to find you


[Chorus]
Gm             Cm        F
It's a hit and run, oh no
        Dm               Gm
Double-crossed by a neon pill
              Cm         F
Like a loaded gun, my love
       Dm
Double-crossed by a neon pill

[Outro]
Gm             Cm        F
It's a hit and run, oh no
       Dm                Gm
Double-crossed by a neon pill
             Cm         F
Like a loaded gun, my love
       Dm
Double-crossed
       Gm      Cm        F
It's a hit and run, oh no
       Dm                Gm
Double-crossed by a neon pill
              Cm       F
Like a loaded gun, my love
  Dm            Dm
I lost control of the wheel
       Dm
Double-crossed by a neon pill
       Dm
Double-crossed by a neon pill
       Dm
Double-crossed by a neon pill

Watch: Cage The Elephant - Neon Pill (Official Video)

From CageTheElephantVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Neon Pill: key, chords and progression

These are Neon Pill chords by Cage the Elephant on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Neon Pill by Cage the Elephant sits in G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭), and you need 4 chords to play it: Gm, Cm, F and Dm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Gm – Cm – F – Dm (i – iv – VII – v in G minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em, Am, D, Bm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

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Neon Pill chords: questions

What key is Neon Pill in?

Neon Pill by Cage the Elephant is in the key of G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Neon Pill?

Neon Pill uses 4 chords: Gm, Cm, F, Dm.

What is the chord progression of Neon Pill?

The main progression is Gm – Cm – F – Dm (i – iv – VII – v).

Is Neon Pill easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em, Am, D, Bm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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