Learn to play "My Iron Lung" 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 Cm G Faith, you're driving me away Cm G You do it every day Cm G Cm You don't mean it, but it hurts like hell My brain says I'm receiving pain A lack of oxygen From my life support, my iron lung We're too young to fall asleep Too cynical to speak We are losing it, can't you tell? We scratch our eternal itch Our twentieth century bitch We are grateful for our iron lung Chorus: G Cm The head shrinkers, they want everything Em C#m Cm My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon The headshrinkers, they want my everything My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon Suck, suck your teenage thumb Toilet trained and dumb When the power runs out, we'll just hum This, this is our new song Just like the last one A total waste of time, my iron lung Chorus G C And if you're frightened C# You can be frightened C You can be, it's okay And if you're frightened You can be frightened You can be, it's okay Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA C Cm C# C#m Em 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 "My Iron Lung" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "My Iron Lung" by Radiohead.