Ellie Goulding - Bleach: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bleach" 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.

D
Once upon a time, you were my sunshine
Bm
Everything about you got me goddamn wired
F#m
Started as a fleeting thing now
A
You're all that I can stomach
D
Tie my hands, I'm gripping to the stereo
Bm
Don't understand how I ended up being so low
F#m
Didn't owe you anything now
A
I'm paying for my exit

D
Seen violent movies
Bm
Seen how it could be
   F#m                           A
I tried, tried to fix your heart
     D
You thief, pat my pockets
    Bm
Now I'm feeling heartless
  F#m                          A
I tried, tried to pull us apart

Chorus:
                        D
What would it take to bleach you?
                      Bm
What would it take to undo?
                   F#m                  A
Five Hennessys to drink you out my mind
                       D
What would it have to come to?
                    Bm
Stuck to me like a tattoo
              F#m               A
No remedy to leave you glorified

You throw the dice as if I were the losing game
And every time you ask, I say I'm okay, babe
Lying in a thousand flames, but
I still tell you that I'm okay
It was devotion
I drank every potion you gave me
And now you say you think we're different
And maybe we can just fuck, oh

Bleed, but you don't notice
(Oh, you don't notice)
I was always honest (Hey)
But you, you just love to lie
(Oh, you just love to lie)

Chorus:
What would it take to bleach you?
What would it take to undo?
Five Hennessys to drink you out my mind
What would it have to come to?
Stuck to me like a tattoo
No remedy to leave you glorified

(I'm just gonna bleach you)
Bleach you like a bone in a brook
(I'm just gonna bleach you, oh)
Bleach you like a bone in a brook
Bleach you like a bone in a brook (Ah)
Bleach you like a bone in a brook


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Bleach" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bleach" by Ellie Goulding.