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The Front Bottoms – Looking Like You Just Woke Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
          Bm
I love to wait
C      G             Em
I love girls with ex-boyfriends,
         C
that they
              D
Aren't really over
               Bm  C
And I love New Mexico
       G                 Em
I love places I've never been
            C
I love the idea
                     D
Of places I'll never go

[Chorus]
D
So I'm swinging like a fist fight
D
Concrete-colored basement
Alright, alright,
               C
lets keep this clean
            D
As clean as you'd like
       Em                 D
And it probably won't get easier
     G
Just easier to hide
               C
Prepare for an aching
            D
The rest of your life

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[Verse 2]
            Bm
I'm playing dead
C          G
I faked my death and
             Em
I'll keep pretending
           C
If nothing else
                         D
For the sake of the tradition
         Bm        C
And I am confident
     G              Em
Even if it makes no sense
             C
I will say I love you back
                        D
To the love that I am given

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

[Chorus]
D
So I'm swinging like a fist fight
                 G
Concrete-colored basement
Alright, alright,
               C
lets keep this clean
            D
As clean as you'd like
       Em                 D
And it probably won't get easier
     G
Just easier to hide
               C
Prepare for an aching
            D           Em
The rest of your life
               C
Prepare for an aching
            D           Em
The rest of your life
D
So I'm swinging like a fist fight
D
Concrete-colored basement
Alright, alright,
               C
lets keep this clean
            D
As clean as you'd like
       Em                 D
And it probably won't get easier
     G
Just easier to hide
               C
Prepare for an aching
            D N.C.
The rest of your life

How to play Looking Like You Just Woke Up: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Looking Like You Just Woke Up by The Front Bottoms on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Looking Like You Just Woke Up by The Front Bottoms, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: Bm, C, G, Em and D.

Listen for Bm – C – G – Em (iii – IV – I – vi in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is mi – fah – doh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.