Red Hot Chili Peppers - Desecration Smile: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Desecration Smile" 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.

Em              D    C
All alone, not by myself
Em                D      C
Another girl bad for my health
Em                        D      C
I've seen it all through someone else, and I
Em                 D      C
(Another girl bad for my health)

Em             D     C
Celebrated but undisturbed
Em                D      C
Serenaded by the terror bird
Em                         D     C
It's seldom seen and it's never heard, oh
Em                 D      C   Em
(Serenaded by the terror bird)

Chorus:
      D             A              E
Never in the wrong time or wrong place
      D              A          E
Desecration is the smile on my face
            D            A           E
The love I made is the shape of my space
    D        A
My face, my face

Disintegrated by the rising sun
A rolling black out of oblivion
And I'd like to think that I'm your number one, I'm
(A rolling black out of oblivion)

I wanna leave but I just get stuck
A broken record runnin' low on luck
There's heavy metal coming from your truck
And I'm a (a broken record runnin' low on luck)

Chorus

C             G
We could all go down to
 E
Malibu and make some noise
C     G            E
Coca Cola doesn't do the justice she enjoys
C             G
We could all come up with
 E
Something new to be destroyed
C             G  Em
We could all go down

I love the feeling when it falls apart
I'm slow to finish but I'm quick to start and
Beneath the heather lies the meadowlark
And I'm (slow to finish but I'm quick to start)

Chorus - x2

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

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

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