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MJ Lenderman – Rip Torn Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G Em7 Am7 Am7
G Em7 Am7 Am7


[Verse 1]
G
Guess I'll call
 you
 Em7       Am7
Rip Torn
G
The way you got
tore
Em7       Am7
up
G
Passed out in your
  Em7       Am7
Lucky Charms
G
Lucky doesn't
       Em7   Am7
mean much

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[Bridge 1]
C
You need to drink
     G
some water
      Bm7
It'll kill the need
     Em7 D
 to puke
C
You need to learn
       Am7
How to behave
in groups


[Instrument]
G Em7 Am7 Am7
G Em7 Am7 Am7
G Em7 Am7 Am7
G Em7 Am7 Am7


[Verse 1]
You said, "There's
 G
men and then
         Em7    Am7
there's movies
              G
Then there's men and
        Em7       Am7
Men in Black"
You said, "There's
 G
milkshakes and
         Em7       Am7
there's smoothies"
              G
You always lose
me when you
          Em7   Am7
talk like that


[Bridge 2]
C
If you tap on
     G
the glass
      Bm7
The sharks might
         Em7 D
look at you
C
Damned if they
don't
           Am7
And you're damned
if they do

[Outro]
G Em7 Am7 Am7
G Em7 Am7 Am7
G Em7 Am7 Am7
G Em7 Am7 Am7

Watch: Rip Torn

From MJ Lenderman - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Rip Torn: key, chords and progression

Rip Torn by MJ Lenderman is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: G, Em7, Am7, C, Bm7 and D.

Most of the song cycles through Am7 – G – Em7 – Am7 (ii7 – I – vi7 – ii7 in G major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – lah – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.