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Noah Rinker – Red Bandana Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Am  F  C  F


[Verse 1]
C
Adderall and
white-lace bras
     F
that makes you
fall in love
    C
You left your blue
G               F
jeans in my pickup
truck
C             G
New York this time
 of year
F
ain't good for me
       C
’Cause all my
friends lack
G
self-control
    F
and empathy
C
All the boys are
crawlin' in some
F
shithole in the
wall again
  C
I missed this place
 more
G
than I missed
   F
my home
C
Everyone is
tellin' me
F
that I need help or
therapy
    C
But all I need is
G          Fsus2
to be left alone

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[Chorus]
F
She’s bound to
come back
    C
and haunt you
 forever
        G
There's ghosts
in the
            Am
windows and walls
     F
I'vе waited by
 the telеphone
C
all f**kin' night
    G
For someone that
 ain't ever #
      Am   F  C  G  Am
gonna call


[Verse 2]
C
Remember tellin'
G
me I was
F
gonna hit the
 big time
    C
You died,
guess you
G
told God it
    Fsus2
was true
  C
Remember sittin'
G
on your porch,
    F
you talked about
your old regrets
   C
In Tulsa while the
G
bad things
          F
took your brain
   C         G
It seems the quiet
 dreams have
F
gotten much too
heavy
        C
But I'm home now
and I’ll
G
hold you through
    F
the pain


[Chorus]
F
She’s bound to
come back
    C
and haunt you forever
        G
There's ghosts in the
            Am
windows and walls
     F
I'vе waited by the
 telеphone
C
all f**kin' night
    G
For someone that
 ain't
           Am   F
ever gonna call


[Instrument]
C  G  Am  F
C  G  Am


[Chorus]
F
She’s bound to
come back
    C
and haunt you
forever
        G
There's ghosts
in the
            Am
windows and walls
     F
I'vе waited by
the telеphone
C
all f**kin' night
    G
For someone that
 ain't
ever gonna
Am   F  C  G  Am
call

[Outro]
C
Adderall
and white-lace
bras
     F
that makes you
 fall in love
    C
You left your
blue
G
jeans in my
    F
pickup truck
C             G
New York this time
 of year
F
ain't good for me
       C
’Cause all my
friends lack
G
self-control
    F
and empathy

How to play Red Bandana: key, chords and progression

Red Bandana by Noah Rinker is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: Am, F, C, G and Fsus2.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – F – C (III – VII – VI – III in A 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 F#m, D, A, E, Dsus2 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fsus2 chord on guitar (x-8-10-10-8-8) — Fsus2F G C

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Red Bandana chords: questions

What key is Red Bandana in?

Red Bandana by Noah Rinker is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Red Bandana?

Red Bandana uses 5 chords: Am, F, C, G, Fsus2.

What is the chord progression of Red Bandana?

The main progression is C – G – F – C (III – VII – VI – III).

Is Red Bandana easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes F#m, D, A, E, Dsus2 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

How to play Red Bandana: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Red Bandana chords: questions

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