Katy Perry - Circle The Drain: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Circle The Drain" 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.

18+
            D#m
This is the last time you say
           C#
After the last line you break
         A#m
It's not even a holiday
                 B
Nothing to celebrate

           D#m
You give a hundred reasons why
            C#
And say you really gonna try
            A#m
If I had a nickel for every time
             B
I'd own the bank

             D#m
Thought that I was the exception
        C#
I could re-write your addiction
    A#m
You could have been the greatest
         B
But you rather get wasted

Chorus:
    D#m
You fall asleep and during foreplay
           B
Cause the pills you take are more your forté
D#/G               F#                 B     E
I'm not sticking around to watch you go down

Wanna be your lover, not your fuckin' mother
Can't be your savior, I don't have the power
I'm not gonna stay and watch you circle the drain
Watch you circle the drain,
                      D#m
watch you circle the drain

You say it helps you write your rhymes
Whatever helps you sleep at night
You become what you despise
A stereotype-type-type-type
You think you're so rock and roll
But you're really just a joke
Had the world in the palm of your hands
But you fuckin' cho-o-o-oked

Should've been my teammate
Could've changed your fate
You say that you love me
You won't remember in the morning

Chorus - x2

Watch you circle the drain
Watch you circle the drain
(You're goin' down, you're goin' down)
(You're goin' down, you're goin' down, I know)
You fall asleep during foreplay
'Cause the pills you take are more your forté
I'm not stickin' around to watch you go down


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Circle The Drain" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Circle The Drain" by Katy Perry.