Young the Giant - Cough Syrup: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cough Syrup" 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.

D                                     A
Life's too short to even care at all oh
G                                         A
I'm losing my mind losing my mind losing control
D                                             A
These fishes in the sea they're staring at me oh
oh Oh oh oh oh
G                                      A
A wet world aches for a beat of a drum Oh

Chorus:
            Bm
If I could find a way to see this straight
     A
I'd run away
                     G               Bm        A
To some fortune that I I should have found by now
                  G           Bm     A
I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come down

Life's too short to even care at all, oh-whoa, oh
I'm coming up now, coming up now
Out of the blue, oh-oh, oh-oh
These zombies in the park,
they're looking for my heart
Oh-whoa, oh, whoa-oh, oh
A dark world aches for a splash of the sun
Oh-whoa oh, oh, oh

Chorus:
If I could find a way to see this straight
I'd run away, to some fortune that
I should have found
By now
And so I run now to the
things they said could restore me
Restore life the way it should be
I'm waiting for this cough syrup
To come down

D                                    A
Life's too short to even care at all oh
G                                         A
I'm losing my mind losing my mind losing control

Chorus:
If I could find a way to see this straight
I'd run away, to some fortune that
I should have found
By now
So I run now to the things
they said could restore me
Restore life the way it should be
I'm waiting for this cough syrup
To come down

One more spoon of cough syrup now, oh, whoa-oh
One more spoon of cough syrup now, whoa, oh, whoa


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

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 "Cough Syrup" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cough Syrup" by Young the Giant.