Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dark Necessities: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dark Necessities" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Dark Necessities Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Red Hot Chili Peppers

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Dark Necessities" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Cm
Coming out to the light of day
      G#
we got  many moons than a deeper place
     Cm
So I   keep an eye on the shadow's smile
    G#                   Fm
To see what it has to say
                   G#
You and I both know
                    Cm
Everything must go away
                 Cm
Ah, what do you say?

Spinning off, head is on my heart
It's like a bit of light and a touch of dark
You got sneak attacked from the zodiac
But I see your eyes spark
Keep the breeze and go
Blow by blow and go away
Oh what do you say?

Chorus:
    G#                      Fm
Yeah, you don't know my mind
                      Cm
You don't know my kind
                      A#              G#
Dark necessities are part of my design
                   Fm
Tell the world that
                        Cm
I'm falling from the sky
                      A#              Cm
Dark necessities are part of my design

Stumble down to the parking lot
You got no time for the afterthought
They're like ice cream for an astronaut

Well that's me looking for weed
Turn the corner and
Find the world and show command
Playing the hand

Chorus

 D#
Do you want this love of mine?
     C#
The darkness helps to sort the shine
 Fm                             G#
Do you want it, do you want it now?
 D#
Do you want it overtime?
    C#
The darkness helps to sort the shine
 Fm                             G#
Do you want it, do you want it now?

Pick you up like a paperback
With the track record of a maniac
So I'm moving in and we unpack
It's the same as yesterday
Honey where we roll
Everything must go away
Ah, what do you say?

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "Dark Necessities" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dark Necessities" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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