blink-182 - Natives: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Natives" 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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G#m
I'm like a cat in a cage locked
       F#/A#
up and battered and bruised
E
I am the prodigal son
a shameful prodigy too
G#m
I am the love of your life
          F#/A#
battering ram and confused
E
I turn each day into night
I stand there waiting for you
G#m
There is desire to fight but
       F#/A#
I have nothing to prove
E
With the crowd and some lights
I start to feel things move
G#m
Do you have something to hide?
              F#/A#
Cause I think that we all do
E
I am a child inside back up
and give me some room

Chorus:
B
I'm just a bastard child
don't let it go to your head
E
I'm just a waste of your time
maybe I'm better off dead
B
They turn us loose in the night
a fucking Jekyll and Hyde
E
We'll have the time of our lives
although we're dying inside
G#m
So let me go go
So let me go go
E
Just let me go go
I'd rather go it alone
B
So let me go go
So let me go go
E
Just let me go go
I'm never coming home

G#m
Don't start to panic for me
             F#/A#
cause I have nothing to lose
E
I am as bright as the sun
I burn up all that I choose
G#m
Up on the side of the field
        F#/A#
I see a city with lights
E
I touch her face when I kneel
she tells me she's not alive
G#m
I am too nervous to run
              F#/A#
the kids who scatter and hide
E
Still reach and grab for
someone but end up buried alive
G#m
Her world is waiting for me
             F#/A#
a world that I rarely used
E
I start to feel my feet
they kick down walls as they move

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

B

Guitar chord B

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "Natives" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Natives" by blink-182.

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