Weezer - The Spider: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Spider" 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 The Spider Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Weezer

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 "The Spider" smoothly on your guitar.

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

B          F#/A#          G#m           C#      F#
There's a spider in the drain and he's feeling pain
        C#/F           D#m     G#m       C#
And he doesn't want to die any more than you or I
F#      C#/F        D#m                           B
He's struggling to live but he doesn't have much time
             G#m         C#
Any more than you or I, you or I

We've got to die, we've got to live
We got to take what we can get
We sell ourselves for petty change
And when we die we rearrange
It's time to take it back again
It's time to take it back again
I want you to love me like I love you

There's nothing more for me to say
I spoke my piece I'll go on my way
And fare thee well where'er you go
You might need help but I won't know
Cause I'm up in here in my own cell
It could be heaven it could be hell
We'll never know just who we are
Cause when we die we become a star

And stars can't talk because they have
No mouth to speak about their past
They simply shine up in the sky
And give their light to you and I
And where would we be without their light
We'd call out names and then start a fight
But then again that's what we do
I hate me and I hate you too

Cause I'm in pain just like the spider
In the drain, I am a fighter
But I can't win I've got to lose
Give me strength to see me through
And ease the pain that I must feel
As my bones break and I taste the steel
As I go down... The drain...
I'm insane


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "The Spider" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Spider" by Weezer.

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