Lana Del Rey - Heroin: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Heroin" 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 Heroin Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Lana Del Rey

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 "Heroin" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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Intro: Em G Bm A

Em           G                Bm          A
 Topanga is hot tonight, the city by the bay
Em           G                Bm               A
 Has movie stars and liquor stores and soft decay
Em        G                  Bm                 A
 The rumblin' from distant shores sends me to sleep
Em                 G
 But the facts of life can sometimes
 Bm               A
Make it hard to dream

      C              Bm
Life rocked me like Mötley
         A                    G
Grab me by the ribbons in my hair
      Em              Bm
Life rocked me ultra softly
          A                    A
Like the heavy metal that you wear

Chorus:
Em                    G
   I'm flyin' to the moon again
Bm                 A
   Dreamin' about heroin
Em                 G
   How it gave you everything
    Bm              A
And took your life  away
Em                 G
   I put you on an aeroplane
Bm                 A
   Destined for a foreign land
Em                          G
   I hoped that you'd come back again
     Bm            A
And tell me everything's

   Em       G   Bm       A
O-kay ay-ay-ay, ay ay-ay-ay
 Em       G    Bm         A
Bay ay-ay-abe, yeah-ay-ay-ay

Em          G          Bm             A
 Topanga's hot today, Manson's in the air
Em            G
 And all my friends have gone,
         Bm                 A
'cause they still feel him here
Em          G                     Bm          A
 I want to leave, I'll probably stay another year
Em             G              Bm                A
 It's hard to leave when absolutely nothing's clear

      C              Bm
Life rocked me like Mötley
       A                 G
Bad beginnin' to my new year
      Em              Bm
Life rocked me ultra softly
          A                    A
Like the heavy metal that you hear

Chorus:
Em                    G
   I'm flyin' to the moon again
Bm                 A
   Dreamin' about heroin
Em                 G
   How it gave you everything
    Bm              A
And took your life  away
Em                 G
   I put you on an aeroplane
Bm                 A
   Destined for a foreign land
Em                          G
   I hoped that you'd come back again
     Bm            A
And tell me everything's

   Em       G   Bm       A
O-kay ay-ay-ay, ay ay-ay-ay
 Em       G    Bm         A
Bay ay-ay-abe, yeah-ay-ay-ay

              Em        G
It's fucking hot, hot, winter in the city
 Bm
Somethin' 'bout this weather
            A
Made these kids go crazy
Em          G
It's hot, even for February
 Bm
Somethin' 'bout this sun has
            A
Made these kids get scary

E          D  G
  Oh oh-oh-oh, writin' in blood
       A
On my walls and shit, like
E          D           C
Oh, oh my God, jumpin' off
                         D
From the walls into the docks and shit
E           D           G
Oh hoh-hoh-hoh, I'd be lyin'
                    A
If I said I wasn't sick of it
E  D                C
  Baby (baby), come on (come on),
     D
Come on (come on)

Chorus:
Em                    G
   I'm flyin' to the moon again
Bm                 A
   Dreamin' about marzipan
Em                G
   Taking all my medicine
    Bm                A
To take my thoughts away

Em                     G
   I'm getting on that aeroplane
Bm                 A
   Leavin' my old man again
Em                     G
   I hope that I come back one day
    Bm              A
To tell you that I really

Em      G      Bm    A
Cha a-a-anged, a a-a-anged
Em        G    Bm         A
Bay ay-ay-abe, yeah-ay-ay-ay

      E         D
It's hot, hot, somethin' 'bout the city
 Bm                                 A
Don't know what it is, it makes my head get crazy
E        D  G                   A
Oh oh-oh-oh, makes me feel like I can change
E          D   C                D
Oh hoh-hoh-hoh, all of my evil ways and shit
E              D    G           A
   Mmm mmm-mmm-mmm, mmm mmm-mmm-mmm
E          D         C
Oh mmm-mmm-mmm, I'd be lyin'
             D              E
If I said I wasn't sick of it


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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

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Heroin" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Heroin" by Lana Del Rey.

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