Garbage - Flipping the Bird: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Flipping the Bird" 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.

Bm                      G
I stopped listening to you years ago
Bm                              G
You always think that you know best, I know
Bm                               G
I hear you explain things from the other room
(The other room)
Bm                               G   A
You spread your legs and you gesticulate

Chorus:
D                           F#m
You tell me who you think I am
            E
(You tell me, you tell me)
D                         F#m     E
And I agree with you, but deep inside (You tell it)
D                      F#m   E
I am flipping you the bird again (You tell me)
 D                             F#m   E
Seek long enough and ye shall find, my friend
(You tell me, you tell it)

I am hungry, but I learned long ago (So long ago)
You don't eat the hand that feeds, I know
I eat my anger 'cause I am angry, man
I smile and say you're right because I can

            Dm               A#
You try to love (You try to love)
     F          C
But you're too far gone (Hard to love)
   Dm                   A#
Inside (You're hard to love)
     F         A
Your own self-worth (You're hard to love)
    Dm A#  F C
It died inside (You're hard to love)

Chorus

You tell me
You tell me

Bm           F#m                   E
I stole your jacket (I stole your jacket)
Because you're meek (Because you're meek)
The one who asks (The one who asks)
Will not receive (Will not receive)
Because you're meek

              D
Flipping the bird
Flipping the bird
Flipping the bird


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Flipping the Bird" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Flipping the Bird" by Garbage.

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