Gorillaz - The Apprentice: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Apprentice" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn The Apprentice Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Gorillaz

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Apprentice" smoothly on your guitar.

Em          G          Am
You can be mad at me, tell me I was born to quit
        A
I was checking gold
Or you could just freak with me
Said it again, let the numbers roll
I hear that about you, baby (Hear that about you)
It's back when the city's cold
(It's cold, cold, cold)
Don't ever look at me like that (Don't ever look)
It's just in the daylight, no
It's just in the daylight, no

Chorus:
(I am a mirror)
I am a broken screen
I'm a mad routine
That's just patterned out
And I'm over it
(It's cold, cold, cold)
(I am a mirror)
I am a distant voice
I'm inside your head
And you don't know me
I am over it
(It's cold, cold, cold)

Why are you mad at me? Tell me I was born to quit
I was checking gold
You should just freak with me, freak with me
And let the numbers roll
I'm here by the fire, I'm waitin' (Hear that about you)
Back where the city's cold
(It's cold, cold, cold)
Don't ever look at me like that (Don't ever look)
It's just in the days I've known
It's just in the days I've known

Chorus:
(I am a mirror)
I am a broken screen
I'm a mad routine
That's just patterned out
And I'm over it
(It's cold, cold, cold
I am a mirror)
I am a distant voice
I'm inside your head
And you don't know me
I am over it
(It's cold, cold, cold)

Yo, new black king, New York dream
Tell these motherfuckers everything I'm seeing
My world's darker than the young black dream
Of the first black prince of a new white king (Oh, oh)
I just wanna play, have it my way
Make a bunch of fucking rules, then tell 'em obey (Ooh)
They can't fuck with me, yeah, yeah, Ojay (Yeah)
First name, government? No, him, I slay (Slay)
New black king, oh
New black king, yeah
New black king, oh
Uh, obey, obey, obey

Chorus:
(I am a mirror)
I am a broken screen
I'm a mad routine
That's just patterned out
And I'm over it
(It's cold, cold, cold
I am a mirror)
I am a distant voice
I'm inside your head
And you don't know me
I am over it
(It's cold, cold, cold)

(Mirror)
I'm a broken screen
(I am a mirror)
And I'm over it
(I am a mirror)

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "The Apprentice" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Apprentice" by Gorillaz.

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