MGMT - Destrokk: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Destrokk" 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.

G#m
Hi-fi fellas and lo-fi chicks
G#m
Hair is how we take you there
G#m
Bones is how we make it now
G#m
Now I'm after a walking disaster
G#m
We live life we live it large
F#
In control and taking charge
G#m
You are soft and we are hard
F#
You don't desire to step to our fire
G#m
We live life we live it large
F#
In control and taking charge
G#m
You are soft and we are hard
F#
You don't desire to step to our fire, go

Chorus:
B                                          F#
You're gonna to know if you keep on asking questions
                       G#m
You're gonna know real soon
          F#            E
You say, "Hey, I never fall"
                   F#
As you're falling down
                    B
Your blood is all around you now
    F#                 G#m
But you see nothing at all
           F#                       E
You say, "hey" you get against the wall
                           B
Yeah, you get against the wall
B                                           F#
You're gonna to know if you keep on asking questions
                       G#m
You're gonna know real soon
           F#           E
You say, "Hey, I never fall"
                   F#
As you're falling down
                    B
Your blood is all around you now
    F#                 G#m
But you see nothing at all
           F#                       E
You say, "hey" you get against the wall
                          G#m
Yeah, you get against the wall

G#m
It's just the way the city smells
F#
It's just the way the rain falls now
G#m
We be the Ritalin calm you down
F#
We be the Ritalin calm you down
G#m
It's just the way you talk so loud
F#
It's just the way the bones fall down
G#m
We be the Ritalin calm you down
F#
We be the Ritalin calm you down, alright

We love you in glacial ways
We love you in glacial ways
F#                        E
We love you in glacial ways
F#                        E
We love you in glacial ways
F#                        E
We love you in glacial ways
F#                        E
We love you in glacial ways

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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