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Billie Eilish - My Strange Addiction Chords

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ChordsEm, C, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em]Don’t ask [C]questions, [Am]you don’t wanna [Em]know
[Em]Learned my [C]lesson [Am]way too long [Em]ago
To be [Em]talking to you, [C]belladonna,
shoulda [Am]taken a break, not an [Em]Oxford comma
[Em]Take what I want when I [C] [Am]wanna, and I want ya [Em]

[chorus]
[Em]Bad, bad [C]news, one of [Am]us is gonna [Em]lose
I’m the [Em]powder, you’re the [C] [Am]fuse, just add some friction

[chorus]
[Em] [C]You, ooh are [Am]my strange [Em]addiction
[Em] [C]You, ooh are [Am]my strange [Em]addiction
My [Em]doctors can’t [C]explain, my [Am]symptoms or my [Em]pain
But [Em] [C]you, ooh are [Am] my strange addiction

[verse 2]
[Em]I’m [C]really, really sorry, [Am]I think I was just relieved
To [Em]see that Michael Scarn got his [Em]confidence back
Yeah, Michael, the [C]movie is amazing
It’s like, [Am]one of the best movies [Em]I’ve ever seen in my life

[verse 3]
[Em]Deadly [C]fever, [Am]please don’t ever [Em]break
Be [Em]my [C]reliever ’cause I don’t self medicate
And it [Em]burns like a gin and I [C]like it, put
your [Am]lips on my skin and you [Em]might ignite it
[Em]Hurts, but I know how to [C]hide [Am]it, kinda like it [Em](te, huh)

[chorus]
[Em]Bad, bad [C]news, one of [Am]us is gonna [Em]lose
I’m the [Em]powder, you’re the [C] [Am]fuse, just add some friction

[chorus]
[Em] [C]You, ooh are [Am]my strange [Em]addiction
[Em] [C]You, ooh are [Am]my strange [Em]addiction
My [Em]doctors can’t [C]explain, my [Am]symptoms or my [Em]pain
But [Em] [C]you, ooh are [Am] my strange addiction

[verse 4]
[Em] [Em] [Em]Bite my glass, set [Em]myself on fire
Can’t you [Em]tell I’m crass, can’t you [Em]tell I’m wired?
Tell me [Em]nothing lasts, like [Em]I don’t know
You could [Em]kiss my ass, king about [Em]my motto

[verse 5]
[Em]You should enter in [C]festivals or [Am]carni[Em]vals, thoughts?
[Em]Pretty good [C]reaction, pretty [Am]cool, [Em]right?

[chorus]
[Em] [C]You, ooh are [Am]my strange [Em]addiction
[Em] [C]You, ooh are [Am]my strange [Em]addiction
My [Em]doctors can’t [C]explain, my [Am]symptoms or my [Em]pain
But [Em] [C]you, ooh are [Am]my strange [Em]addiction

[Closing]
[Em] [C] [Am] [Em]
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ArtistBillie Eilish
AlbumWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
GenresAlternative, Indie
Year2019
KeyEm

How to play My Strange Addiction on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Billie Eilish - My Strange Addiction on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.

My Strange Addiction uses these transitions most often: Em → C (29), Am → Em (28), and C → Am (28). 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 Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Em to C;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to C

2. C → Am chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from C to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
C to Am

3. Am → Em chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from Am to Em;

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
Am to Em

My Strange Addiction chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in My Strange Addiction.

  • My Strange Addiction includes 86 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • My Strange Addiction contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how My Strange Addiction connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Am: 10%
    • C → Em: 8%
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