Red Hot Chili Peppers - True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes" 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.

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Em                           G
I'm gonna ride a sabertooth horse
Em                         G
Through the Hollywood hills
Em                              G
The farther west – the farther out
Em                         G
Yeah, that's the way I feel

Em                                  G
Well, I dig the dirt and I dig the dust
   Em              G
I barbecue my meals
Bm                         A
Riding wild on a paisley dragon
Bm                            D  Em
Through the Hollywood hills, yeah
G               Em G
Huh, Hollywood hills

I'm gonna ride a sabertooth horse
Through the Hollywood hills
Just don't tell me anything
'Cause that's the way I feel
Well, I dig the dirt and I dig the dust
I barbecue my meals
Riding wild on a paisley dragon
Through the Hollywood hills, yeah
Huh, Hollywood hills

Chorus:
Bm
Passion drippin' from the coyote's eyes
He can taste his blood
      D                         Em
And blood never lies, pale face die
  G          Em G          Em
True men don't kill coyotes
  G          Em G          Em
True men don't kill coyotes

I'm gonna ride a sabertooth horse
Through the Hollywood hills
The farther west – the farther out
Yeah, that's the way I feel
Well, I dig the dirt and I dig the dust
I barbecue my meals
Riding wild on a paisley dragon
Through the Hollywood hills, yeah
Huh, Hollywood hills

Chorus:
Passion drippin' from the coyote's eyes
He can taste his blood
And blood never lies, pale face die
True men don't kill coyotes
True men don't kill coyotes

I'm gonna ride a sabertooth horse
Through the Hollywood hills
Just don't tell me anything
'Cause that's the way I feel
Well, I dig the dirt
And I dig the dust
I barbecue my meals
Riding wild on a paisley dragon
Through the Hollywood hills, yeah
Huh, Hollywood hills

Chorus:
Passion drippin' from the coyote's eyes
He can taste his blood
And blood never lies, pale face die
True men don't kill coyotes
True men don't
True men don't kill coyotes
True men don't
Aah!
True men don't kill coyotes
True men don't…


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A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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