Goo Goo Dolls – Going Crazy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Goo Goo Dolls – Going Crazy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCAmFmaj7G6GF

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[Intro]
  C    C    Am    Am

[Verse 1]
C
 Television burning my eyes
                              Am
Nobody here to tell me I'm alright
       Am
I'm alright
C
 Every second is a lifetime
                        Am
Tickin' away inside my mind
       Am
In my mind

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[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7
 I'm just waiting for the ending
G6                             Am
 It's all hopeless pretending now
            G
Let me out

[Chorus]
 C
Yeah, I'm going crazy,
I've been running the streets
 Am
Yeah, I'm going crazy,
I'm a pounding beat
 G6
Sick inside but you still
         Fmaj7
see the best in me (Oh)
C
Oh, I'm going crazy,
I'm a sign of the times
 Am
Yeah, my mind is breaking
while the city ignites
 G6
Kiss me on the street so
                Fmaj7
I can find the best in me
                 C
The best in me, yeah

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[Verse 2]
C
 I keep staring at the ceiling
Sick and tired of
                    Am
feeling out of control
     Am
Control
C
 Wake me up when it's over
                            Am
Tryna forget everything I know
             Am
It's all I know

[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7
 I'm just waiting for the ending
G6                          Am
 Is it hopeless pretending now?
           G
Let me out

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[Chorus]
 C
Yeah, I'm going crazy,
I've been running the streets
 Am
Yeah, I'm going crazy,
I'm a pounding beat
 G6
Sick inside but you still
         Fmaj7
see the best in me (Oh)
C
Oh, I'm going crazy,
I'm a sign of the times
 Am
Yeah, my mind is breaking
while the city ignites
 G6
Kiss me on the street so
                Fmaj7
I can find the best in me
                 C
The best in me, yeah

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[Bridge]
Am
 Can't see the daylight
Am
 Trapped in a cage of doubt
Am
 I'm on the inside
                F     G
Can you pull me out?
                Am
Can you pull me out?
       Am
Get me out

[Instrumental]
  F    G    Am    Am

[Chorus]
C
 I'm going crazy, yeah,
 I'm stuck in a blur
 Am
Yeah, I'm going crazy,
it's a fucked up world
 G6
Help me now 'cause I
                  Fmaj7
can't see what's left of me (Oh)
 C
Yeah, I'm going crazy, oh,
at least I'm alive
 Am
Yeah, I better laugh
if I ain't gonna cry
 G6
Don't know why,
                   Fmaj7
but you still the best in me
               C
The best in me
 Am
Yeah, oh
 G6
Don't know why,
                   Fmaj7
but you still the best in me
                 Am
The best in me, yeah
G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G
Am   G   Am   G   Am   C

[Ending]
  Am   G   Am   G   Am   G
  Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am
  Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am
  G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   C
  Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am
  G   Am   G   Am   G   Am

How to play Going Crazy: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Going Crazy by Goo Goo Dolls on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Going Crazy by Goo Goo Dolls keeps coming home to A minor (no sharps or flats). You need 6 chords: C, Am, Fmaj7, G6, G and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Am – G6 – Fmaj7 (III – i – VII6 – VImaj7 in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, Cmaj7, D6, D, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210)
Fmaj7F A C E
G6 chord on guitar (320000)
G6G B D E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

Going Crazy chords: questions

What key is Going Crazy in?

Going Crazy by Goo Goo Dolls is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Going Crazy?

Going Crazy uses 6 chords: C, Am, Fmaj7, G6, G, F.

What is the chord progression of Going Crazy?

The main progression is C – Am – G6 – Fmaj7 (III – i – VII6 – VImaj7).

Is Going Crazy easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, Cmaj7, D6, D, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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