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Inflammatory Writ chords by
Joanna Newsom
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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G
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D
D

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A
A

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D
D

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Oh,
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G

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A
A

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D

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where is your inflammatory writ?
G
G

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A
A

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Your text that would incite a light,
D
D

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"Be lit"?

Our music- deserving,

devotion- unswerving

Cry "Do I deserve her?"

with unflagging fervor
G
G

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A
A

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D
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Well no we do not if we cannot get over it
Verse 2
G
G

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But what's it mean when
Bm
Bm
2

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suddenly we're spent?

Tell me true!
G
G

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Ambition came and reared
Bm
Bm
2

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its head and went

Far from you!
G
G

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Even mollusks have weddings

though solemn and leaden
Bm
Bm
2

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But you dirge for the dead and take
B
B
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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no jam on your bread
D
D

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G
G

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Just a supper of salt and a waltz
A
A

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through your empty bed
D
D

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Verse 3

F
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And all at once it came to me
Bb
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F
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And I wro te him hunched 'till four- thirty
Cm
Cm
3

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Gm
Gm
3

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But that vestal light
A
A

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D
D

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It burns out with the night
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G

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D

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In spite of all the time that we spend on it:
Bb
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F
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On one bedraggled ghost of a sonnet!
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G

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D
D

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While outside the wild boars root
Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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Without bending a bough underfoot
C
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O it breaks my heart; I don't
G
G

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know how they do't

So don't ask me!
Verse 4
D
D

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A
A

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D

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And as for my inflammatory writ?
G
G

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Well I wrote it and I was not
A
A

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D

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inflamed one bit
G
G

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Advice from the master

derailed that disaster
Bm
Bm
2

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He said "Hand that pen over to me,

poetaster!"
G
G

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While across the great plains,
Bm
Bm
2

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keening lovely & awful

Ululate the lost Great American Novels
D
D

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A
A

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An unlawful lot, left to stutter and freeze,
D
D

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floodlit
C
C

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(But at least they didn't run,
G
G

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A
A

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to their undying credit)
D
D

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G

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

  • F

  • Bb

  • Cm

    3

  • Gm

    3

  • C

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Inflammatory Writ by Joanna Newsom is D major.

The primary chords used in Inflammatory Writ are D, G, A, Bm, B, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Inflammatory Writ is approximately 83 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Inflammatory Writ using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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