Billy Talent - Crooked Minds: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Crooked Minds" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Dm      Dm         Edim     F
Crooked minds have gone astray
A#               F/A          A#    F/A
Have they never learned from yesterday?
   F    A#7
Only a fool would wear the crown
     Dm      A#7               A Gm
One day the kids will tear it down

Can't you see the
Dm
clocks are ticking away?
They try to fit more
hours into the day
To see that you was
crunching numbers away
We're running out breath
just to keep up the pace
And when did the
  A#
revolver start the race?
               Gm
When did the revolver
start the race?
            Dm
Accelerated architecture creates
a manufactured lifestyle
for the deranged
They swallow up the green
and build up the gray
And like tomorrows
kids dispose of today
And when d'you think the
A#
roots will buy them out?
When d'you think the
Gm
roots will buy them out?

Chorus:
Dm
Crooked minds under gray skies
                              A#
They can't live til something dies
     A#
(the kids will tear it down)
until something dies
     Gm
(the kids will tear it down)
Dm
Crooked minds ain't satisfied
until the ground touches the sky
     A#
(the kids will tear it down)
touches the sky
     Gm
(the kids will tear it down)

Cemetery statue stare into space
sucked into a social media craze
They're looking for an
answer to explain
the reason why
disaster strikes again
A picture perfect family
sits by the lake
swimming in a sea
of mechanical waste

And can't they see
a tragedy awaits?
Can't they see a
tragedy awaits?

Chorus:
Crooked minds under gray skies
They can't live 'till something dies
(The kids will tear it down)
'Till something dies
(The kids will tear it down)

Crooked minds ain't satisfied
'Till the ground touches the sky
(The kids will tear it down)
Touches the sky
(The kids will tear it down)

We'll tear it down

Dm    C                    A#
Cauterize these butchered eyes
        Gm             Dm
Tangled in their power lines
           C                   A#
Tear the ground up with their lives
           Gm              Dm
Raise the caskets in the sky
         C               A#
Someday soon they'll realize
                           Gm
Nothing's left for you and I
Nothing's left for you and I

Chorus:
Crooked minds have gone astray
Have they never learned from yesterday?
Only a fool would wear the crown
One day the kids will tear it down

Chorus:
Dm
Crooked minds under gray skies
                              A#
They can't live til something dies
     A#
(the kids will tear it down)
until something dies
     Gm
(the kids will tear it down)
Dm
Crooked minds ain't satisfied
until the ground touches the sky
     A#
(the kids will tear it down)
touches the sky
     Gm
(the kids will tear it down)

Cauterize these butchered eyes
Tangled in their power lines
Tear the ground up with their lives
Raise the caskets in the sky
Someday soon we'll realise
Nothing lives 'till something dies
(The kids will tear it down)
'Till something dies
(The kids will tear it down)
'Till something dies


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Edim

Guitar chord Edim

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Crooked Minds" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Crooked Minds" by Billy Talent.