Lana Del Rey - Cinnamon Girl Chords

ChordsE, Bm, D, F#m

Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.

Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram

[Opening]
[E] [Bm]Cinnamon in my [E]teeth
From your [Bm]kiss, you’re touching [D]me
All the [F#m]pills that you [D]take
Violet, blue, green, [F#m]red
to keep me at arm’s length don’t [D]work
You try to push me [F#m]out, but I just find my way back [D]in
Violet, blue, green, [F#m]red to keep me out, I win

[chorus]
There’s [D]things I wanna say to
you, but [F#m]I’ll just let you leave
Like if you [E]hold me without hurting me
You’ll [Bm]be the first who ever did
There’s [D]things I wanna talk
about, but [F#m]better not to keep
But if you [E]hold me without hurting me
You’ll [Bm]be the first who ever did

[chorus]
[D]Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
[F#m]Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
[E]Hold me, love me, touch me, help me
[Bm]Be the first who ever did
[D]Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
[F#m]Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
[E]Hold me, love me, touch me, help me
[Bm]Be the first who ever did

[Closing]
[E] [Bm]Kerosene in my [E]hands
You make me [Bm]mad, I’m fire [D]again
All the [F#m]pills that you [D]take
Violet, blue, green, [F#m]red to
keep me at arm’s length don’t [D]work

[outro]
[D] [F#m] [E] [Bm]

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ArtistLana Del Rey

AlbumNorman Fucking Rockwell!

GenresPop

Year2019

KeyF#m

How to play Cinnamon Girl on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Lana Del Rey - Cinnamon Girl on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Cinnamon Girl uses these transitions most often: D → F#m (17), E → Bm (15), and Bm → D (11). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with E - Bm chord transition.

1. E → Bm chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0

Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.

To move from E to Bm;

Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
Place pinky on G string fret 4.

2. Bm → D chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2

To move from Bm to D;

While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 3.

3. D → F#m chord transition

Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.

To move from D to F#m;

While playing D, lift your middle finger from E string fret 2.
Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 4.
Place pinky on D string fret 4.

4. F#m → E chord transition

To move from F#m to E;

While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to D string fret 2.
Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

Cinnamon Girl chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Cinnamon Girl.

Cinnamon Girl includes 63 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
Cinnamon Girl contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
These transition patterns show how Cinnamon Girl connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → F#m: 2%
After F#m, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (22%), A (19%), and E (14%).
- F#m → D: 22%
- F#m → E: 14%