Crash chords by The Primitives (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

B
E
F#add4
E5
B5
F#5

Intro 1

Verse 1
B5 
E5 
Here you go,  (B5) way too  (E5) fast
F#5 
E5 
 (F sharp5) Don't slow down, you're gonna  (E5) crash
B5 
You should  (B5) watch,
E5 
watch your  (E5) step
F#5 
E5 
 (F sharp5) Don't look out, gonna  (E5) break your neck
B5 
E5 
So  (B5) shut, shut your  (E5) mouth
F#5 
E5 
'Cause  (F sharp5) I'm   not listenin'  (E5) anyhow
B5 
E5 
I've had e (B5) nough, enough of  (E5) you
F#5 
E5 
E (F sharp5) nough to last a  (E5) lifetime through

Pre-chorus 1

So what do you want of me?

Got no words of sympathy

And if I go around with you

You know that I'll get messed up, too

With you

Chorus 1

(Na-na-na...)

Verse 2
B5 
E5 
Here you go,  (B5) way too  (E5) fast
F#5 
E5 
 (F sharp5) Don't slow down, you're gonna  (E5) crash
B5 
E5 
You don't  (B5) know what's been  (E5) goin' down
F#5 
E5 
 (F sharp5) You've been runnin' all  (E5) over town
B5 
E5 
So  (B5) shut, shut your  (E5) mouth
F#5 
E5 
'Cause  (F sharp5) I'm   not listenin'  (E5) anyhow
B5 
E5 
I've had e (B5) nough, enough of  (E5) you
F#5 
E5 
E (F sharp5) nough to last a  (E5) lifetime through

Pre-chorus 2
F#add4 
So  (F sharpadd4) what      do you want of me?
B 
E 
 (B major) Got no cure for  (E major) misery
F#add4 
And  (F sharpadd4) if        I go around with you
B 
E 
You  (B major) know that I'll get  (E major) messed up, too
F#add4 
F#add4 
F#add4 
F#add4 
With you  (F sharpadd4)  (F sharpadd4)  (F sharpadd4)  (F sharpadd4) 
F#add4 
F#add4 
With  (F sharpadd4) you        (F sharpadd4) 
F#add4 
F#add4 
With  (F sharpadd4) you        (F sharpadd4) 

Chorus 2
B 
E 
F#add4 
 (B major) (Na-na-na...)  (E major)  (F sharpadd4) 
E 
Slow down, you're gonna  (E major) crash
B 
E 
F#add4 
 (B major) (Na-na-na...)  (E major)  (F sharpadd4) 
E 
Slow down, you're gonna  (E major) crash
B 
E 
F#add4 
 (B major) (Na-na-na...)  (E major)  (F sharpadd4) 
E 
Slow down, you're gonna  (E major) crash
B 
E 
F#add4 
 (B major) (Na-na-na...)  (E major)  (F sharpadd4) 
E 
Slow down, you're gonna  (E major) crash
B 
E 
F#add4 
 (B major) (Na-na-na...)  (E major)  (F sharpadd4) 
E 
Slow down, you're gonna  (E major) crash
B 
E 
F#add4 
 (B major) (Na-na-na...)  (E major)  (F sharpadd4) 
E 
Slow down, you're gonna  (E major) crash
[Repeat and fade]

1996Alternative

GuitarPianoUkulele

B
E
F#add4
E5
B5
F#5

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: B majorBPM: 170

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#add4: x-x-4-3-0-2
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of Crash by The Primitives, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn Crash the way The Primitives intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.