The Cranberries - Ridiculous Thoughts: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Ridiculous Thoughts" 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.

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

  Am     C      G
Twister oh does anyone see through you
          Am     C      G
You're a twister oh, an animal
            Am    C
But you're happy now
   G
I didn't go along with you
    Am    C  G
So happy now

                  Am
But you're gonna have to hold on
C             G
You're gonna have to hold on
              Am
You're gonna have to hold on
C         G
Hold on, hold on

Or we're gonna have to move on
We're gonna have to move on
Or we're gonna have to move on
Move on, move on

Chorus:
F Em          Am
    I feel alright
           Em
   And I cried so hard
          F                 Em
   The ridiculous thoughts, oh-oh
             Am
   I feel alright, alright, alright, alright

Twister, oh, I shouldn't have trusted in you
Twister, oh, a-na-na-na
It's not gonna happen now
You're not gonna make fun of me
Happen now, a-na-na-na

But you're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
Hold on, hold on
Or we're gonna have to move on
We're gonna have to move on
Or we're gonna have to move on
Move on, move on

Chorus

a-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
You should have lied
But I cried so hard the
Ridiculous thoughts, a-ha how
We should have lied, a lied, a lied, a lied

                  F
But you're gonna have to hold on
              Em
You're gonna have to hold on
              Am
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on

You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on

You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on

Well, you're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on, to me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

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 "Ridiculous Thoughts" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ridiculous Thoughts" by The Cranberries.