Oct202023

The Rolling Stones – Bite My Head Off Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsD B G A C

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These are Bite My Head Off chords by The Rolling Stones on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
One, two, one, two
D B D B
D B D B G

[Verse 1]
D               B
Why you bite my head off?
D               B
Why you bite my head off?
D              B
Why you get so pissed off?
D               B        G
Why you bite my head off now?

Yeah, c'mon
D               B
Why you bite my head off?
D             B
Actin' such a jerk off
D               B
Why you have to mouth off?
  D                B      G
I got the world to worry about

[Chorus]
                 A
Yeah, if I was a dog
                        G
Yeah, you would kick me down
                    A
I'd be spendin' the night
                    G
Howlin' 'round your house
                 A
But I ain't on a leash, yeah
                   C
Well, I ain't on a chain
                   D
You think I'm your bitch
                      G
I'm fckin' with your brain,
 yeah

[Post-Chorus]
D B D B
D                B
Why'd ya bite my head
    D B      G
off?   Yeah
C'mon, c'mon

[Verse 2]
      D             B
Well, life can be a riot
D            B
I can be the pilot
   D               B
Provided that it's private
  D                B      G
I got the world to worry about

What? C'mon
D              B
Now you got me drinkin'
D               B
Started to stop thinkin'
    D             B
The whole fuckin' ship is
 D        B
 sinkin', sinkin'
    G
I'm lookin' for a quick
 way out

[Chorus]
                            A
Yеah, well, I'm hearin' the bark
                    G
And I'm feelin' thе bite, yeah
               A
I'm seein' the shark
                G
I think I gotta hide
                   A
Well, I ain't on a leash
                   C
Well, I ain't on a chain
                   D
You think I'm your bitch
                      G
I'm fuckin' with your brain,
 yeah

[Post-Chorus]
D B D B
D B D B
G
 C'mon, Paul,
 let's hear something

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[Bridge]
D B D B
D B D B G
D B    D B D B
  C'mon
D B     G
   What?

[Outro]
      D               B
Well, why you bite my head off?
D                   B
Just 'cause you are red hot?
D             B
Actin' like a despot
D               B        G
Why you bite my head off now?
      D               B
Yeah, why you bite my head off?
D               B
Why you bite my head off?
D               B
Why you rip the bed up?
D                  B      G
I got the world to worry about

How to play Bite My Head Off: key, chords and progression

Bite My Head Off by The Rolling Stones is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: D, B, G, A and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – D – B – G (III – V – III – I in G major). In solfa, that is mi – soh – mi – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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