Red Hot Chili Peppers - Sick Love: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sick Love" 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 Sick Love 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 "Sick Love" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Am             D                     G
Say goodbye to Oz and everything you own
             C                   Am
California dreamin' is a Pettibon
        D                 Em
LA's screaming you're my home

Vanity is blasted but it's rarely fair
I could smell the Prozac in your pretty hair
Got a lot of friends, but is anyone there

G                Am
I don't know but it's been said
D                        G        D/F#
Your heart is stronger than your head
C           D            Em
And this location is my home

Stick n move you're living in a quick world
Got a heavy laugh for such a tiny girl
Born into it that's for sure

Chorus:
Am             D                G
Rivers get connected so much stronger
        C
than expected well
Am                  D       Em
Sick love comes to wash us away
 Am             D
Prisons of perspective
          G              C
How your vision gets corrected and
Am            D            Em
Sick love is my modern cliche

People talk and tell you what you want to hear
Do you really need another souvenir
Superheroes tend to disappear

Fame is just a trick you see an empty glass
Leave you feeling thirsty and so very fast
Chase your tail, my baby, it'll be your last

I don't know but it's been said
Your heart is stronger than your head
And this location is my home

Chorus - x2

Openly defective is the lover you elected and
A portrait she was bound to portray


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

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

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