Death Cab for Cutie - Crooked Teeth: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Crooked Teeth" 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.

F#m7 B7     D          A         F#m7   B7
It was one hundred degrees as we sat beneath
   D      A
a willow tree
      F#m7          B7              D           A
Whose tears didn't care, they just hung in the air
       F#m7     B7       D  A
And refused to fall, to fall
F#m7 B7            D        A
I knew I'd made a horrible call
     F#m7          B7                 D      A
And now the state line felt like the Berlin Wall
          F#m7    B7                D
And there was no doubt about which side
       A F#m7 B7 D A
I was on mhmm...

F#m7     C#7         A          C#7
Cause I built you a home in my heart
     F#m7    C#7         A                B7
With rotten wood, that decayed from the start

Chorus:
           D          A         E
Cause you can't find nothin' at all
          D           A          E
if there was nothin' there all along
         D          A         E
No, you can't find nothin' at all
          D            A         E
if there was nothin' there all along

I braved treacherous streets
And kids strung out on homemade speed
And we shared a bed in which
I could not sleep at all, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, ooh
'Cause at night, the sun in retreat
Made the skyline look like crooked teeth
In the mouth of a man who was devouring us both

You're so cute when you're slurring your speech
But they're closing the bar and
they want us to leave

Chorus:
And you can't find nothing at all
If there was nothing there all along
No, you can't find nothing at all
If there was nothing there all along

B7             C#7
I'm a war, of head versus heart,
         F#m7         B7
and it's always this way
    B7               C#7
My head is weak, my heart always
         F#m7             B7       D A E
speaks before I know what it will say.

Chorus:
And you can't find nothing at all
If there was nothing there all along
No, you can't find nothing at all
If there was nothing there all along
No, you can't find nothing at all
If there was nothing there all along
There were churches, theme parks, and malls
But there was nothing there all along


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

B7

Guitar chord B7

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 Teeth" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Crooked Teeth" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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