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Detention original guitar chords by
Melanie Martinez
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Key: Eb minor•
Intro 1
Ebm
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6

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Abm
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4

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Ebm
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Abm
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Ebm
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Abm
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Bbm
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Ebm
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Abm
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Bbm
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Verse 1
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Abm
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I'm not a bad guy
Bbm
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So don't treat me bad
Ebm
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6

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Abm
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4

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if I'm feeling sad, alright?
Bbm
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Please don't be mad
Ebm
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Abm
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4

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if I don't smile back, alright?
Bbm
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If I fuck up my words,
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Abm
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4

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don't think I'm absurd, alright?
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Alright?
Pre-chorus 1
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I'm physically exhausted
Abm
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Bbm
Bbm

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Tired of my knuckles beating
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Abm
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4

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I'm chewing gum to pass this time
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Ebm
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Sadness, can't you see it?
Abm
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You're too busy seeking self wishes
Bbm
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Look at how I'm feeling
Ebm
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Abm
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4

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You write me up and say it's love
Chorus 1

And I can't believe it
Ebm
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Abm
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4

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Hey, can you meet me tonight
Bb7
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in detention?
Ebm
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Abm
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I can feel your blood pressure rise,
Bb7
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fuck this tension
Ebm
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6

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Abm
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4

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Let me crawl up into your mind,
Bb7
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did I mention?
Cbmaj7
Cbmaj7
2

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Pretending everything's alright
Abm
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Bb7
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is detention
Ebm
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Abm
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4

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Bb7
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Detention, detention
Ebm
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Pretending everything's all right is (shh)
Verse 2
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Abm
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The teachers don't care about me
Bbm
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Fuck how I feel,
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Abm
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Bbm
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as long as I make money
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They let them do
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Bbm
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whatever they want to me
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They're the customer, I'm chopped meat
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I'm chopped meat
Pre-chorus 2
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I'm physically exhausted
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Tired of my knuckles beating
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Abm
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I'm chewing gum to pass this time
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Ebm
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Sadness, can't you see it?
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You're too busy seeking self wishes
Bbm
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Look at how I'm feeling
Ebm
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Abm
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You write me up and say it's love
Chorus 2

And I can't believe it
Ebm
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Abm
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Hey, can you meet me tonight
Bb7
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in detention?
Ebm
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Abm
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I can feel your blood pressure rise,
Bb7
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fuck this tension
Ebm
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Abm
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Let me crawl up into your mind,
Bb7
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did I mention?
Cbmaj7
Cbmaj7
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Pretending everything's alright
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Bb7
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is detention
Ebm
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Abm
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Bb7
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Detention, detention
Ebm
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Pretending everything's all right is detention
Bridge 1
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I wanna go home
Abm
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Bb7
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and you say, "Now is not the time"
Ebm
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Fuck being all alone
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Bb7
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in back of the classroom, ah
Ebm
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Stop calling up my phone,
Abm
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Bb7
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trying to say that I've been out of line
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When all I ever asked
Abm
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Bb7
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was to go to the bathroom
Interlude 1
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Abm
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Bb7
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Cb
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Bb7
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Chorus 3
Ebm
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Abm
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Hey, can you meet me tonight
Bb7
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in detention?
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Abm
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I can feel your blood pressure rise,
Bb7
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fuck this tension
Ebm
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Abm
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Let me crawl up into your mind,
Bb7
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did I mention?
Cbmaj7
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Pretending everything's alright
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Bb7
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is detention
Outro 1
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Abm
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Bb7
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Tonight
Ebm
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I can feel
Abm
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Bb7
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your blood pressure rise
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Abm
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Bb7
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Let me crawl up into your mind
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Pretending everything's alright (is dentention)

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Ebm

    6

  • Abm

    4

  • Bbm

  • Bb7

  • Cbmaj7

    2

  • Cb

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Detention by Melanie Martinez is Eb minor.

The primary chords used in Detention are Ebm, Abm, Bbm, Bb, B.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Ebm, Abm, Bbm, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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