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Melanie Martinez – Grudges Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Grudges chords by Melanie Martinez for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
D C# D C# D C# Bb A

[Verse 1]
D                    C#
 I'm a perfect little angel for you
D              C#
 I always say "please" and "thank you"
D                   C#
 And every time you spit in my face
    Bb                    A
And shit on my space, I still was true
D              C#
 But I feel so horny lately, no, like
D                  C#
 Horns are growing out my face, like
D                  C#
 I just wanna burn bridges
 and kill bitches
    Bb                 
And pour their medicine
            A
 in their mouth
A
And give them a taste

[Pre-Chorus]
D             C#
 It's erotica, leave me in the dirt
D              C#
 Call me a bitch and 
I'll show you worse
D               C#
 Words ain't shit 'til 
my knuckles hurt
Bb               A
Keep it coming, though

[Chorus]
D               C#  
 I'm sweet, but wait
                    D
 'til the Scorpio slides
                C#    
In the mix, and gouges
              D
 both of your eyes
                 C#  
Fuck around that much,
                    Bb
 and oh, you will find
              A
A grudge for life
D                    C#  
 Call thе cops, I'll feed 
                   D
two birds with a scone
                C#      
Gonna wish that you just
           D
 left me alonе
                   C#   
Keep it on me real tight
                     D
 like Sylvester Stallone
Knock, knock, are you home?

[Interlude]
D C# D C# D C# Bb A

[Verse 2]
      D               
Ahem, now look at what 
         C#
you've done to me
D                   C#
 I used to let them step
 on my vertebrae
D                    C#      
 And now I'm the one skipping 
                    Bb
and laughing and cheering
                    A
It's baffling how magic works
D                           C#
 I mean, I lit a candle for this, 
burned some bay leaves for this
D                 C#   N.C.
 Cried to God for this (Ah)
D                       C#   
Ha, to turn me into a I don't 
                        Bb  
give a single flying fckity,
            A
 fck, fck, fck machine

[Pre-Chorus]
D                 C#
 Basic, aren't ya? Santa Monica
D                C#
 Pale white skin, like Antarctica
D         C#
 My angels put a hex on you
N.C.
(Guess they had a grudge too)

[Chorus]
D               C#  
 I'm sweet, but wait
                    D
 'til the Scorpio slides
                C#    
In the mix, and gouges
              D
 both of your eyes
                 C#  
Fuck around that much,
                    Bb
 and oh, you will find
              A
A grudge for life
D                    C#  
 Call thе cops, I'll feed 
                   D
two birds with a scone
                C#      
Gonna wish that you just
           D
 left me alonе
                   C#   
Keep it on me real tight
                     D
 like Sylvester Stallone
Knock, knock, are you home?

[Bridge]

Bb                 Gm
No rhyme or reason for 
your mistreatment
Dm               
You got me up now,
                    Bb Gm      Dm
 smashing the ceiling,  ceiling
            Bb           
And now I'm up, now, baby, 
      Gm      Dm
I'm up now, oh
            Bb                 Gm
You woke me up, the monster is up
                 Dm C
She's ready to pounce

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[Guitar Solo]

D C# D C# D C# Bb A
D C# D C# D C# Bb A

[Chorus]
D               C#       
 I'm sweet, but wait 'til 
               D
the Scorpio slides
                C#    
In the mix, and gouges
              D
 both of your eyes
                 C#        
Fuck around that much,
 and oh, you will find
A grudge for life

Watch: Melanie Martinez - GRUDGES (Official Audio)

From melanie martinez on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Grudges: key, chords and progression

Grudges by Melanie Martinez keeps coming home to A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). You need 7 chords: D, C#, Bb, A, Gm, Dm and C.

The backbone of the song is C# – D – C# – Bb (III – IV – III – ♭II in A major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: C#, Bb and Gm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.