The Front Bottoms – Punching Bag Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Front Bottoms – Punching Bag Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
E A C#m B
E A C#m B

Why don't you put your
  E                A
 boxing gloves on
               C#m          B
And punch your punching bag?
Why don't you put your
 E                A
 boxing gloves on
               C#m          B
And punch your punching bag?
Why don't you put your
 E                A
 boxing gloves on
               C#m          B
And punch your punching bag?
                 E
Get some of this rage
             A
 out you have
C#m           Bb
Deep inside of you

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[Chorus]
    E
You feel better
            A
 that's the point
         C#m
You feel better
            B
that's the point
    E
You feel better
            A
that's the point
         C#m
You feel better
            B
that's the point
[Interlude]
E A C#m B
E A C#m B

[Verse]
E         A
There was resentment
built up
C#m      B
Never expressed properly
E                 A
I guess you could say
                 C#m
that it got the same
                   B
As everything that gets
 between you and me
E          A
When every word
chokеs me up
C#m        B
Hard to express
what you mеan
E          A
Everyone's scared of
                  C#m
putting yourself out there
              B
It's the only way to get free

[Chorus 2]
    E
You feel better
            A
that's the point
         C#m
You feel better
            B
that's the point
    E
You feel better
            A
that's the point
         C#m
You feel better
           B
that's the point

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[Bridge]
               A
You talk about true love
E
Right after you say
     B
 you love me
                    E
You say it doesn't exist
          A
You never knew trust
    E
You say with your
            B
 arms around me
                E
Like it isn't obvious
           A
You know I need you
   E                     B
Surround yourself around me
                  E
Like I can't get enough
            A
You seem to see through
    E
Whatever it is about me
B
That's trying to be tough

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Bridge 2]
Why don't you put your
 E                A
 boxing gloves on
               C#m          B
And punch your punching bag?
Why don't you put your
 E                A
 boxing gloves on
               C#m          B
And punch your punching bag?
Why don't you put your
 E                A
 boxing gloves on
               C#m          B
And punch your punching bag?
                 E
Get some of this rage
             A
 out you have
C#m           Bb
Deep inside of you

[Chorus 3]
    E
You feel better
            A
 that's the point
         C#m
You feel better
            B
that's the point
    E
You feel better
            A
 that's the point
         C#m
You feel better
            B
 that's the point
    E
You feel better that's
     A
 the point
         C#m
You feel better
            B
that's the point
    E
You feel better
            A
 that's the point
         C#m
You feel better
            B
 that's the point
    E
You feel better that's
     A
 the point
         C#m
You feel better that's
     B
the point
    E
You feel better
            A
 that's the point
         C#m
You feel better that's
     B
 the point

[Outro]
E A C#m B
E A C#m B E

How to play Punching Bag: key, chords and progression

These are Punching Bag chords by The Front Bottoms on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Punching Bag by The Front Bottoms, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 5 chords: E, A, C#m, B and Bb.

The backbone of the song is E – A – C#m – B (I – IV – vi – V in E major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A, Ab (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

Punching Bag chords: questions

What key is Punching Bag in?

Punching Bag by The Front Bottoms is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Punching Bag?

Punching Bag uses 5 chords: E, A, C#m, B, Bb.

What is the chord progression of Punching Bag?

The main progression is E – A – C#m – B (I – IV – vi – V), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V.

Is Punching Bag easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A, Ab (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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