Desecration Smile Chords

by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author kt_guitarist [a] 92.
8 contributors total, last edit on Apr 23, 2022
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Chords

C#m/G#
B
E
Em
D
C
A
G

Strumming

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[Intro]
| C#m/G#  | C#m/G# (B)| E       | E    (B)|
| C#m/G#  | C#m/G# (B)| E       | E       |
| Em      | D    C    | Em      | D   C   |
 
[Verse 1]
Em             D    C
All alone, not by myself
Em               D      C
Another girl bad for my health
Em                       D       C
I've seen it all through someone else, and I
Em                D      C
(Another girl bad for my health)
 
Em             D    C
Celebrated but undisturbed
Em               D      C
Serenaded by the terror bird
Em                        D     C
It's seldom seen and it's never heard, oh
Em                D      C   Em
(Serenaded by the terror bird)
 
[Chorus]
      D            A             E
Never in the wrong time or wrong place
    D              A           E
Desecration is the smile on my face
           D           A           E
The love I made is the shape of my space
   D        A
My face, my face
 
[Instrumental]
| Em   | D  C  | Em   | D  C  |
 
[Verse 2]
Em                   D      C
Disintegrated by the rising sun
Em                     D     C
A rolling black out of oblivion
Em                                  D      C
And I'd like to think that I'm your number one, I'm
Em                      D     C
(A rolling black out of oblivion)
 
Em                  D        C
I wanna leave but I just get stuck
Em                      D      C
A broken record runnin' low on luck
Em                         D         C
There's heavy metal coming from your truck
Em                                 D      C   Em
And I'm a (a broken record runnin' low on luck)
 
[Chorus]
      D            A             E
Never in the wrong time or wrong place
    D              A           E
Desecration is the smile on my face
           D           A           E
The love I made is the shape of my space
   D        A
My face, my face
 
[Bridge]
| C  G  | E    | C  G  | E    |
 
C              G
  We could all go down to
E
Malibu and make some noise
C          G        E
  Coca Cola doesn't do the justice she enjoys
C              G
  We could all come up with
E
Something new to be destroyed
C              G  Em
  We could all go down
 
[Instrumental]
|(Em)  | D  C  | Em   | D  C  |
 
[Verse 3]
Em                         D      C
I love the feeling when it falls apart
Em                         D        C
I'm slow to finish but I'm quick to start and
Em                           D      C
Beneath the heather lies the meadowlark
      Em                        D        C    Em
And I'm (slow to finish but I'm quick to start)
 
[Chorus] (x2)
      D            A             E
Never in the wrong time or wrong place
    D              A           E
Desecration is the smile on my face
           D           A           E
The love I made is the shape of my space
   D        A
My face, my face
 
[Outro]
| C#m/G#  | C#m/G# (B)| E       | E    (B)|
| C#m/G#  | C#m/G# (B)| E
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56 comments
kt_guitarist
let me make the first comment i've made a few mistakes in tabbing this one. but BUT BUT i updated them so the good version will be online tomorrow. i checked the tab with my guitar teacher did make some changes but now its perfect..... i hope. have fun playing kt_guitarist
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johnfrusciante1
the C#m Chord that john plays at the start and finish of the song is played in this position!! E------- B------- G---1--- D---2--- A---4--- E---4---
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kt_guitarist
no please dont use a capo
+4