Red Hot Chili Peppers – Poster Child Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Poster Child Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsE7F7C7GBbAmGmCD7

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[Intro]
E7  F7   E7

[Verse 1]
 G7+9
Melle Mel and Richard Hell
were dancing at the Taco Bell
      C7
When someone heard a rebel yell,
I think it was an infidel
G7+9
Adam Ant and Robert Plant
were center of a sycophant
C7
Used to buy Ulysses Grant
to record at the Record Plant
   G7+9
Islamabad is on the nod,
Havana at the riot squad
    C7
And if you want to be a Mod,
you'll have to meet me at the quad

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[Refrain]
G7+9
 You got the best of my loco
C7
 I'll take the rest of your showboat
G7+9
 You got the best of my Yoko
C7
 I'll take the rest of your lono

[Verse 2]
 G7+9
Parliamеnt's Atomic Dog that
hats were filling up a fog
    C7
We talk about thе life and
death of everything he ever loved
     G7+9
The seventies were such a win,
singing the Led Zeppelin
 C7
Lizzy lookin' mighty thin,
the Thompson's had another twin
    G7+9
I thought I won the lottery,
the numbers never thought of me
   D7+9
Ramones had a lobotomy,
so spin me like a pottery

[Chorus]
G               C7
I will be your poster child
              G
You know the world is ours
     C7
for a little while
         G             C7
And then I will be your
               G
poster child tonight, ow
 D7+9
La-da-da-da, bum-bum-budum

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[Verse 3]
   G7+9
A funky piece, the Sandinista,
me and minor Mona Lisa
 C7
Judas Priest has whipped the beast,
the mother love was named Theresa
 G7+9
Bubble gum, a cup of soup,
dirty dandy nanda loop
    C7
A small banana in your hoop,
and now I know the band is snooka
 G7+9
Bernie Mac and Caddyshack were
dusty as the bric-a-brac
    C7
And if you ask me for the time,
I tell you that the preacher's back

[Refrain]
G7+9
 You got the best of my loco
C7
 I'll take the rest of your showboat
G7+9
 You got the best of my Yoko
C7
 I'll take the rest of your lono

[Verse 4]
       G7+9
Steve Miller and Duran Duran,
the Joker dancing in the sand
     C7
Van Morrison  the Astral man
the festival of hurricanes
  G7+9
Speak of Chico and the Man,
the silence of a certain lamb
 C7
MC5 kick out the jam,
a poncho full of contraband
 G7+9
Merry Queen was on the scene
on every preteen magazine
     D7+9
The Motörhead and mystic queen,
I must've needed Valvoline

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[Chorus]
G               C7
I will be your poster child
              G
You know the world is ours
     C7
for a little while
         G             C7
And then I will be your
               G
poster child tonight
 D7+9
La-da-da-da, bum-bum-budum

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[Bridge]
   Bb    Am         Gm
You     got me on this
      C
But then I can't get off
D7    C7   D7
                      C7 D7
With no one else but you
   Bb   Am         Gm
You    turn me on to
 C
Well, then I can't get up,
D7    C7   D7
ooh
                     C7   D7
For no one else but you

[Verse 5]
       G7+9
Creem magazine, A Love Supreme,
the ballad of a Billie Jean
     C7
And now we know the Status Quo,
but God would never save the Queen
 G7+9
Hear me shakin', Copenhagen,
cop a ghost of Ronald Reagan
C7
All I say was Flavor Flav
the cosmic rays were power saving
     G7+9
And my fist double kissed
a listed number purple
     C7
Mr Chubby Checker do the twist,
and everyone's a narcissist

[Refrain]
G7+9
 You got the best of my loco
C7
 I'll take the rest of your showboat
G7+9
 You got the best of my Yoko
C7
 I'll take the rest of your lono

[Verse 5]
     G7+9
The waterbed was takin' meds,
   C7
A beaver with the house of red
a pocket full of Talking Heads
  G7+9
M.I.A.'s making paper planes,
addiction to the ways of Janes
     C7
My stuff is made of purple rain
     C7
Ten fingers in the lion's mane
 G7+9
Giant squid, Karate Kid,
Sid Vicious and the we did
      D7+9
The planet that we must

[Chorus]
G               C7
I will be your poster child
              G
You know the world is
          C7
ours for a little while
         G             C7
And then I will be your
               G      D7+9
poster child tonight
G               C7
I will be your poster child
              G
You know the world is
          C7
ours for a little while
         G             C7
And then I will be your
               G      D7+9
poster child tonight

[Ending]
Bb  Am  Gm  C  D7 C7 D7 C7 D7 4x
G

How to play Poster Child: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Poster Child by Red Hot Chili Peppers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Poster Child by Red Hot Chili Peppers keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 11 chords: E7, F7, G7+9, C7, D7+9, G, Bb, Am, Gm, C and D7.

The backbone of the song is D7+9 – G – C7 – G (II7 – V – I7 – V in C major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes B7, C7, D7, G7, A7, D, F, Em, Dm, G (90% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 70% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

Poster Child chords: questions

What key is Poster Child in?

Poster Child by Red Hot Chili Peppers is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Poster Child?

Poster Child uses 11 chords: E7, F7, G7+9, C7, D7+9, G, Bb, Am, Gm, C, D7.

What is the chord progression of Poster Child?

The main progression is D7+9 – G – C7 – G (II7 – V – I7 – V).

Is Poster Child easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes B7, C7, D7, G7, A7, D, F, Em, Dm, G (90% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 70% without a capo).

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