Red Hot Chili Peppers - Open/Close: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Open/Close" 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 Open/Close 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 "Open/Close" smoothly on your guitar.

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Dm          F            G
So we were down in Brazil and, man,
      Dm
that place is wild
We were in Rio de Janeiro, and uh,
we had this, this sort of, uh,
security-guard type guy and
      E
he was supposed to take us around
   D#
I said "Hey, could, you know,
could you take us to the,
the favelas and show us the prostitution,
and the drug deals, and the night fights,
and the you know, the street life of your town?"
And he said "Sure."
So we, we pull up to this hooker
and she's wearing some kind of a,
a bright green miniskirt,
and it turns out it's a transsexual
And he says "Get over here!"
And she comes over and she thinks
she's busted, but she's not busted.
Naw, she's not busted,
he just wanted to smack her on the ass
a few times and say, "Hey, what's up, girl?"

Chorus:
A#
I get out of bed
        F
And I clear up my head
   Cm
I don’t want to go
      Gm
But I do it instead
A#   F    Dm    G  C  F   G
We are dreams, within a dream
Get into bed
and I turn off my head
And I started to float,
was it something she said?
We're all dreams within a dream

So I remember we got our driver's license,
and my friend Hillel had this little Datsun
painted green, and
Hollywood would get so crazy in the winter.
The rains would come and the hills would
just kind of melt down into the city lights
And, well, you know, we'd smoke weed and
we'd go up in the hills,
and we'd listen to progressive rock music,
and just kind of trip out and...
Well, we would dream, you know.
We would dream, and we would talk about
what we wanted to do,
and we would talk about girls and music.
And, you know, Hillel wanted to be a rock star,
and I didn't even know what that was.
I was like, "Whatever you want to do, man,
I'm coming with you,
I'm right with you my friend."

Chorus:
Get out of bed
and I clear up my head and
I don't want to go
but I do it instead
We are dreams within a dream
Get into bed and I turn off my head
And I started to float,
was it something she said?
We're all dreams within a dream


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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

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