Garbage - Queer: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Queer" 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.

Gm                   D#7
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Gm                   Dm
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Gm                   D#7
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Gm                   Dm
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy

Hey boy, take a look at me.
Let me dirty up your mind.
I'll strip away your hard veneer
and see what I can find.

Chorus:
                     Gm
The queerest of the queer, the strangest of
       D#
the strange,
                   Cm                       F
the coldest of the cool, the lamest of the lame,
                   D#                       Cm
the numbest of the dumb. I hate to see you here.
                    D#
You choke behind a smile, a fake behind the fear
The queerest of the...

Gm                          D#7
queer. Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Gm                   Dm
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Gm                   D#7
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Gm                   Dm
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy
Ty-dy-tyt-tyy-dyy-dyy

This is what he pays me for
I'll show you how it's done
You'll learn to love the pain you feel
Like father, like son

Chorus:
The queerest of the queer
Hide inside your head
The blindest of the blind
The deadest of the dead
You're hungry 'cause you starve
While holding back the tears
Choking on your smile
A fake behind the fear
The queerest of the queer

A#m           F#7
I know what's good for you, (touch me, if you want)
A#m            F
I know you're dying to, (touch me, if you want)
A#m           F#7
I know what's good for you, (touch me, if you want)
                F
but you can't stop

Chorus:
The queerest of the queer
The strangest of the strange
The coldest of the cool
The lamest of the lame
The numbest of the dumb
I hate to see you here
You choke behind a smile
A fake behind the fear
The queerest of the queer
The strangest of the strange
The coldest of the cool
You're nothing special here
A fake behind the fear
The queerest of the queer
Queerest of the queer

I know what's good for you
I know you're dying to
I know what's good for you
I bet you're dying to
You can touch me if you want
You can touch me if you want
You can touch me
You can touch me
You can't stop


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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

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