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Radiohead - High And Dry Chords

Chord reference F#, A, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F#]Two jumps in a week I bet you [A]think That’s pretty clever don’t you [E]boy? [F#]Flying on your motorcycle, [A]watching The ground beneath you [E]drop.

[F#]You’d kill yourself for recognition, [A]Kill yourself to never ever [E]stop [F#]You broke another mirror, You’re [A]turning into something you [E]are not

Don’t leave me [F#]high, [A]don’t leave me [E]dry Don’t leave me [F#]high, [A]don’t leave me [E]dry

[F#]Drying up in conversation, you [A]will be the one who cannot [E]talk [F#]All your insides fall to [A]pieces, You just sit there wishing [E]you could still make love [F#]They’re the ones who’ll hate you When [A]you think you’ve got the [E]world all sussed out [F#]They’re the ones who’ll spit at yo[A]u you Will be the one [E]screaming out

Don’t leave me [F#]high, [A]don’t leave me [E]dry Don’t leave me [F#]high, [A]don’t leave me [E]dry

Oh, it’s the [F#]best thing that you’ve ever had The best [A]thing that you’ve ever, ever had [E] It’s the [F#]best thing that you’ve ever had The best [A]thing you’ve had has gone away [E]

Don’t leave me [F#]high, [A]don’t leave me [E]dry Don’t leave me [F#]high, [A]don’t leave me [E]dry

Artist Radiohead
Album The Bends
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 1995
Key F#

How to Play High And Dry on Guitar?

Radiohead - High And Dry can be played in the key of F# using the F#, A, E chords.

  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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

You can play High And Dry with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.