Placebo - Spite and Malice: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Spite and Malice" 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.

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F#             Fm
Aces take your time
                     F#
Queens are left for dead
                    Fm
Jacks can stand in line
                         F#
And touch themselves instead
               Fm
Aces take your pity
                    F#
And keep it warm in bed
                Fm G#
Aces take your time

F#
Cut the deck, the queen's left for dead
Soft and wet, scarf tied to the bed
Fm
Jack is all tragic when he stands alone
Feeling demonic, harmonic, and in a no-go-zone
C#
You look well suited like you came to win
Lust, spite and malice, your degrees of sin
Fm
Cruising for pity and looking pretty as fuck
Ace take your chance, queen wish you luck

Aces take your time
Draw your final breath
Jacks are feeling fine
They've clubbed themselves to death
Aces take your pity
And sleep with it instead
Aces take your time

You can play your card, I'll hold onto mine
Tied up in the reasons, ace take your time
Looks turn to lovers, flames into fires
Jack loves his tragedy, queen her desires
You look well suited like you came to win
Lust, spite and malice, your degrees of sin
Wrap me in your trauma and I may just give you mine
Queen take your chances, ace take your time

Chorus:
F#
Dope, guns, fucking in the streets
                 C#
Everything will blow
Revolution
Dope, guns, fucking in the streets
Tonight
Revolution
Dope, guns, fucking in the streets
Neither friend nor foe
Revolution
Dope, guns, fucking in the streets
Tonight
Take yor time

Cut the deck, the queen's left for dead
Soft and wet, scarf tied to the bed
Jack is all tragic when he stands alone
Feeling demonic, harmonic, and in a no-go-zone
You look well suited like you came to win
Lust, spite and malice your degrees of sin
Cruising for pity and looking pretty as fuck
Ace take your chance, queen wish you luck

Chorus:
Dope, guns, fucking in the streets
Everything will blow
Revolution
Dope, guns, fucking in the streets
Tonight
Revolution
Dope, guns, fucking in the streets
Neither friend nor foe
Revolution
Dope, guns, fucking in the streets
Tonight

Revolution
Dope, guns, fucking in the streets


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "Spite and Malice" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Spite and Malice" by Placebo.