Garbage - Battle in Me: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Battle in Me" 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.

E
Look at you, an accident of drinking
What a mess, a train wreck of lipstick
        E                        D
What a joke, but do you hear me laughing?
            E                     D
Get out my face before I lose my patience
            C G                 C   D
Now me and you, let's cut this party
           C G                     C
Oh little boy, it takes a lot to shake me
     A
So shake it

Chorus:
          Em         F#
It's the battle in me
          G          A
It's the battle in you
It's the battle in me
It's the battle in you

It's a bloody war of attrition
Let's see which one of us is going
to last the night
Cause I have all of my wits around me
And I'll be damned if I'm done
"White Rabbit" plays right when
the room starts spinning
Make it hard, I want something to happen
So make it happen

Chorus

              A   C
Let's take a torch
                     Em   D
To the past and the future
And let's make out
I won't tell your girlfriend
See how it feels with a passion burning
We'll be damned when we're done

C                 G
Shake it, shake it
Shake it off
C                 D
Shake it, shake it
Shake it off
C                 G
Shake it, shake it
Shake it off
C                A
Shake it, shake it

Chorus:
Cause it's the battle in you
It's the battle in me
Cause it's the battle in you
It's the battle in me

Shake it, shake it
Shake it off
Shake it, shake it
Shake it off
Shake it, shake it
Shake it off
Shake it, shake it
Shake it off


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

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 "Battle in Me" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Battle in Me" by Garbage.

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