Neck Deep - Damsel In Distress: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Damsel In Distress" 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.

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C
We'll stay up late
               F
I'll end up sleeping on the floor
     G
The people here are nothing new
      F
I'll see how I'm feeling...
      G
Nah, fuck this I'm leaving
 C
Conversation is wearing thin
   F
I don't even know whose house this is
   G
I kinda wish I just stayed home
      F              G           C   F C G F
But Friday night is boring on my own

And then she makes her entrance
Stumbles defenseless through the door
Her dirty tricks hid up her sleeve
She's done this a thousand times before
You can brag, you can gloat
Eat your words, hope you choke
But the grass on your side doesn't seem so green
All the shit that you spoke
Will you sink? Will you float?
Will you hang by a rope from the old oak tree?

Chorus:
C
She's a witch
She's a mess
She's a waste of time
Am             F                  C
Damsel in distress on a steep decline
                       G                   Am F
When all she wants is someone to keep her warm

C
Maybe I'll walk home on my own to sleep it off
            G                       F
And think about some things as I stumble
through the dark
        C
But the only glimpse of me in her I could see
            G                        F
Was in her left wing mirror staring back at me
 C                                        F
Now you're at home I guess you're alone again
      G
It's 5am as she stumbles to bed
                           F
Plays out thoughts in her head
                        G
Falls asleep then wakes up wishing she was
C
Dead and disgusted with those who she's trusted
    F
To just be fucked over and left in the dust
            G
So she'll cling to her bottle
                            F
And hope that tomorrow she won't sit and wallow
  G
again

Chorus:
She's a witch
She's a mess
She's a waste of time
Damsel in distress on a steep decline
When all she wants is someone to keep her warm
She's twenty-one next year, but she's lost her mind
She fucks it up almost every time she tries
She grabbed my hand as I walked her to her door

She's a witch
She's a mess
She's a waste of time
Damsel in distress on a steep decline
When all she wants is someone to keep her warm
She's twenty-one next year, but she's lost her mind
She fucks it up almost every time she tries
She grabbed my hand as I walked her to her door


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Damsel In Distress" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Damsel In Distress" by Neck Deep.