Blue October - Kangaroo Cry: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Kangaroo Cry" 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.

C          Am Em
Losing my control
                C         Am Em
Here it is the day I have to go
Just sit beside me
C            Am   Em
I can't let this show
                    C            Am Em
How sick I feel to leave you so alone
                 C
God I'm terrified

Am Em                        C
We've lost respect for decency
          Am   Em
When one could turn our world into an ant pile
C                  Am Em
We run circles, no direction do I see
               C                    Am  Em
The dust has blinded you, the dust has blinded me

F                     G
I kissed her on the cheek and then I waved goodbye
F                              G
She had the saddest look I've seen in years -
a kangaroo cry
F                 G
A warm pathetic ocean flow we have to live by
F
We have to live by because we have to live

Chorus:
C
And you choose to break our families
G                                     F
Tell me you've used all precautions known
F
Now stand beside the ones who stood alone
C                                        G
How long will we have to sing until you finally
bring our sons,
               F
Our daughters home?
F
We'll let the prayers start healing,
                   C
what time's been stealing

We only want to feel as close as we can be
Use hands for holding on to your precious family
Just believe in all who shine the light
to help you see
'Cause if I believe in you, will you believe in me?

I kissed her on the cheek
And then I waved goodbye
She had the saddest look I've seen in years
A kangaroo cry
A warm, pathetic ocean flow we have to live by
We have to live by
Because we have to live

Chorus

       G  F
Been stealing

C                G            F
Keep hanging on, keep hanging on
Keep hanging on, keep hanging on
We'll let the prayers start healing
what time's been stealing
(Start healing, start healing)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Kangaroo Cry" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Kangaroo Cry" by Blue October.

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