Lucy Dacus - The Shell: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Shell" 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.
F#m I'm a ghost D Walking in a boring dream Bm You are there A Talking and I'm not listening G I am busy doing nothing D A And you're rudely interrupting F#m D It's a myth and now I see it clearly A D You don't have to be sad to make G something worth hearing F#m A Now I'm calm and content Bm G One more burden off my back Chorus: D F#m Bm You don't wanna be a creator G D A Doesn't mean you've got nothing to say D A Bm G Put down the pen, don't let it force your hand I'm a ghost walking on an empty street No name anymore, no need to call for me I'm a long-lost hometown hero Latent legendary past lives within me If I had the offer to do it again Make me invincible, invisible, or brain dead If the body and the life were two things that we could divide I'd deliver up my shell to be filled with somebody else Chorus: You don't wanna be a creator Doesn't mean you've got nothing to say Put down the pen, don't let it force your hand You don't wanna be a leader Doesn't mean you don't know the way Hold your own hand, walk on without a plan You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Bm  D  F#m  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 Shell" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Shell" by Lucy Dacus.