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Green Day - Brutal Love Chords

Chord reference G, D, C, Em, Bm, D#, G#, Cm, C#, E, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G] Turn out the [G]lights, close your [D]eyes. Turn up the [G]silence, the heartache of your [C]life. Dance [G]forever, under the [D]lights. This brutal [G]love.

Oh how you [G]want it, you’re begging [D]for it. But you can’t [G]have it, even if you [C]try. It’s in the [G]clutches, in the [D]hands off. This brutal [G]love.

[G]Old toys, this plastic [D]card. Loners and [G]fools, are tearing me [C]apart. Here comes [G]trouble, the [D]uninvited. This brutal [G]love.

[G]Danger, not quite at [D]home. The eyes of [G]temptation, the flesh of my [C]bones. Hello [G]stranger, I’m a [D]disaster. This brutal [G]love.

[C]Bad luck, bitters and [G]soda. Anguish and [D]shame, the modern [G]fool. [C]Bad sex, buy me a [G]train-wreck. [Em] Just [C]something for my troubled, [D]mind.

[G] [Bm] [C] [D#] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G#] [G] [Bm] [C] [D#] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [C]Bad luck, bitters and [G]soda. Anguish and [D]shame, the modern [G]fool. Bad [C]love, kiss me I’m [G]loaded. [Em] [C]Something for my troubled, [D]mind. [D#]

[G#]Drop [Cm]out, [C#]drop-dead [E]hideous. [G#]How [Cm]low, is [C#]this brutal [D#]love. [A] [G#]Drop [Cm]out, [C#]drop-dead [E]hideous. [G#]How [Cm]low, is [C#]this brutal [D#]love. [A] [G#]Drop [Cm]out, [C#]drop-dead [E]hideous. [G#]How [Cm]low, is [C#]this brutal [D#]love. [A] [G#]Drop [Cm]out, [C#]drop-dead [E]hideous. [G#]How [Cm]low, is [C#]this brutal [D#]love. This brutal [G#]love.

Artist Green Day
Album ¡Tré!
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2012
Key G

How to Play Brutal Love on Guitar?

Green Day - Brutal Love can be played in the key of G using the G, D, C, Em, Bm, D#, G#, Cm, C#, E, A chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • 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 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For D#, 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 G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A 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 B.
  • For C#, 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 E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

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

You can play Brutal Love with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.