Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - We Real Cool: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "We Real Cool" 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.
Cm Who took your measurements From your toes to the top of your head Yeah, you know Who bought you clothes and new shoes And wrote you a book you never read Yeah, you know Chorus: Cm Who was it, yeah you know, we real cool Fm On the far side of the morning Cm G# Who was it, yeah you know, we real cool A# Cm Now I hope you're listening, are you? Who was it you called the good shepherd Rounding up the kids for their meal Who chased your shadow running out behind Clinging to your high flying heels Your high flying, high flying, high flying heels Chorus: Who was it, yeah you know, we real cool On the far side of the morning, who was it Yeah you know, we real cool And I hope you're listening too Who measured the distance from the planets Right down to your big blue spinning world And heartbeats and tears and nervous laughter Spilling down all over you, girl Chorus: Who was it, yeah you know, we real cool And the world keeps on turning Who was it, yeah you know, we real cool And I hope you're listening, are you? Sirius is 8.6 light years away Arcturus is 37 The past is the past and it's here to stay Wikipedia is heaven When you don't want to remember no more On the far side of the morning Who was it, yeah you know we real cool And I hope you hear me, and you'll call Yeah, we real cool Yeah, we real, real cool You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Cm  Fm  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 "We Real Cool" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "We Real Cool" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.