Cynic chords by
Noah Kahan (Official Version)

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Key: F majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Verse 1
C C 
 
I'd change my name to find a space
to get some rest
Am Am 
 
I'd give my face to find a place
to put my head
F F 
 
But this is who we are

Verse 2
There's no glamour to it
C C 
 
I board the plane
and sleep my way to LAX
Am Am 
 
I cried at the rain,
but there's no way that I'm depressed
F F 
 
Oh, if I think too hard
I'm scared I might lose it
C C 
 
G G 
 
(oh-oh-oh-oh)

Pre-chorus 1
F F 
 
The Hollywood sign
C C 
 
don't catch my eye
G G 
 
much anymore
F F 
 
(oh-oh-oh-ooh) Leave it to time
C C 
 
G G 
 
to make me feel
F F 
 
I'm getting old
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm living with it
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Give me the o  pen mind that I  had before

Chorus 1
F F 
 
C C 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh, oh- oh- oh- ooh- ooh)
G G 
 
I'm living with it
F F 
 
C C 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh, oh- oh- oh- ooh- ooh)
G G 
 
I'm living with it
F F 
 
C C 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh, oh- oh- oh- ooh- ooh)
G G 
 
Oh, I'm a cynic
F F 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh)
C C 
 
G G 
 
Give me the o  pen mind that I  had before

Verse 3
C C 
 
They sense the blame
that comes with failure and success
Am Am 
 
Would it make me famous
if I break down in the press?
F F 
 
And give them what they want
There's no effort to it
C C 
 
G G 
 
(oh-oh-oh-oh)

Pre-chorus 2
F F 
 
The Hollywood sign
C C 
 
don't catch my eye
G G 
 
much anymore
F F 
 
(oh-oh-oh-ooh) Leave it to time
C C 
 
G G 
 
to make me feel
F F 
 
I'm getting old
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm living with it
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Give me the o  pen mind that I  had before

Chorus 2
F F 
 
C C 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh, oh- oh- oh- ooh- ooh)
G G 
 
I'm living with it
F F 
 
C C 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh, oh- oh- oh- ooh- ooh)
G G 
 
I'm living with it
F F 
 
C C 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh, oh- oh- oh- ooh- ooh)
G G 
 
Oh, I'm a cynic
F F 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh)
C C 
 
G G 
 
Give me the o  pen mind that I  had before

Bridge 1
C C 
 
I miss the days
when one was better than the last
Am Am 
 
I miss the taste
of growing pains I knew would pass
F F 
 
Oh, I miss those thoughts
And that fear of losing
C C 
 
G G 
 
(oh-oh-oh-oh)

Pre-chorus 3
F F 
 
I don't know why
C C 
 
G G 
 
 I see no light in anything
F F 
 
(oh-oh-oh-ooh) Leave it to life
C C 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
to turn my strengths back into weaknesses
C C 
 
G G 
 
But I'm living with 'em
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
So give me the o  pen mind that I  had before

Chorus 3
F F 
 
C C 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh, oh- oh- oh- ooh- ooh)
G G 
 
I'm living with it
F F 
 
C C 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh, oh- oh- oh- ooh- ooh)
G G 
 
I'm living with it
F F 
 
C C 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh, oh- oh- oh- ooh- ooh)
G G 
 
Oh, I'm a cynic
F F 
 
(oh- oh- oh- oh)
C C 
 
G G 
 
Give me the o  pen mind that I  had before

Outro 1
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
There's something missing darling, oh
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm living with it
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
'Cause I'm a cynic, darling, ah
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Give me the o  pen mind that I  had before

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC Am F G

Chords

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: 5

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the original studio version of Cynic by Noah Kahan, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Cynic the way Noah Kahan intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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