Death Cab for Cutie - Your Bruise: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Your Bruise" 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.

G#m             E
It's a backwards attraction

To your forward eyes
But you're so far-sighted that
you can't place trust
In what or who you recognize

We sped the Plymouth 'cross
the banks of the Mississippi River
Mary Timony was smaller than a superball
Chitter-chatter all these secrets
started giving me the shivers
Plain and simply broken down near Olympia

Chorus:
G#m            D#m             A
I think your bruise was understated
                Gm
Cause you can't feel this anymore
It's getting bluer and you can't keep faking
That you can't feel this anymore - x3


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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

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