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Radiohead - 2+2=5 Chords

Chord reference Fm, F, D, Gm, Db, C, Eb, Bbm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Fm] [C] [Fm] [C] [Fm]Are you such a [C]dreamer, [Fm]to put the world to [C]rights? [Fm]I’ll stay home [C]forever Where [F]two and two [D]always [Gm]makes up [Db] [C]five

[Fm]I’ll lay [C]down the tracks, [Fm]sandbag and [C]hide [Fm]January has [C]April’s showers And [F]two and two [D]always [Gm]makes up [Db] [C]five

It’s the [Fm]devil’s [C]way [Db] [C]now There is [Eb]no [Db]way [C]out You can [Fm]scream and [C]you can [Db] [C]shout It is [Eb]too [Db]late [C]now

Because [Fm]you have not been, [C]Paying attention, [Db]paying attention, [C]Paying attention, [C]paying attention. [Eb]You have not been… [Db]Paying attention, [Db]paying attention, [C]Paying attention, [C]paying attention. [Fm]You have not been… [C]Paying attention, [Db]paying attention, [C]Paying attention, [C]paying attention. [Eb]You have not been…

[Db]Paying attention, [Db]paying attention, [C]Paying attention, [C]paying attention.

[Fm] [Gm] [Fm] [Gm] [G] [Fm] [Gm] [Fm] [Gm] [G] I [Bbm]try to sing [Fm]along, I [Bbm]get it all [Fm]wrong ‘Cause I’m [G] [Fm]not, ’cause I’m [G] [Fm]not I [Bbm]swat em like [Fm]flies [Bbm]But like flies [Fm]the buggers keep coming [G]Back [Fm]but I’m [G] [Fm]not Oh [Bbm]hail to the [Fm]thief Oh [Bbm]hail to the [Fm]thief But I’m [G] [Fm]not, but I’m [G] [Fm]not But I’m [G] [Fm]not, but I’m [G] [Fm]not

[Bbm]Don’t question [Fm]my [Bbm]authority or put [Fm]me in the dock ‘Cause I’m [G] [Fm]not, ’cause I’m [G] [Fm]not Oh, [Bbm]go and tell the [Fm]king that the [Bbm]sky is [Fm]falling in When it’s [G] [Fm]not, when it’s [G] [Fm]not When it’s [G] [Fm]not, maybe [G] [Fm]not. Maybe not…

Artist Radiohead
Album Hail to the Thief
Year 2003
Key Fm

How to Play 2+2=5 on Guitar?

Radiohead - 2+2=5 can be played in the key of Fm using the Fm, F, D, Gm, Db, C, Eb, Bbm chords.

  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For Db, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
  • For Bbm, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play 2+2=5 with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.