Monster chords by
Paramore (Official Version)

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Key: E minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Em7

Em7

B/E

Em7

Em7

B/E

Verse 1
Em Em 
 
You were my conscience,
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
so solid, now      you're like water
Em Em 
 
We started drowning,
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
D D 
 
not like we'd sink any further
Em Em 
 
But I let my heart go,
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
it's somewhere down     at the bottom
Em Em 
 
But I'll get a new one
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
and come back for the hope
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
that you've stolen

Chorus 1
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I'll stop the whole world,
Em Em 
 
D6 D6 
 
I'll stop the whole world
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
From turning  into a monster
Em Em 
 
D6 D6 
 
and eating us alive
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Don't you ever wonder   how we survive?
D6 D6 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Well now that you're gone,
D6 D6 
 
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
the world is ours
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
D D 
 

Verse 2
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
I'm only human,   I've got a skeleton in me
Em Em 
 
But I'm not the villain,
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
D D 
 
despite what you're always preaching
Em Em 
 
Call me a traitor,
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
I'm just collecting  your victims
Em Em 
 
They're getting stronger,
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
I hear them calling

Chorus 2
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I'll stop the whole world,
Em Em 
 
D6 D6 
 
I'll stop the whole world
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
From turning  into a monster
Em Em 
 
D6 D6 
 
and eating us alive
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Don't you ever wonder   how we survive?
D6 D6 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
D6 D6 
 
Well now that you're gone,    the world is

Bridge 1
Em7 Em7 
 
D D 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
(ours)
Em7 Em7 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Well you find your strength in solutions
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
But I liked the tension
Am7 Am7 
 
G/B G/B 
 
And not always knowing the answers
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
But you're gonna lose it,
D6 D6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em Em 
 
you're gonna lose it

Chorus 3
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I'll stop the whole world,
Em Em 
 
D6 D6 
 
I'll stop the whole world
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
From turning  into a monster,
Em Em 
 
D6 D6 
 
and eating us alive
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Don't you ever wonder   how we survive?
D6 D6 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
D6 D6 
 
Well now that you're gone,    the world
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I'll stop the whole world,
Em Em 
 
D6 D6 
 
I'll stop the whole world
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
From turning  into a monster,
Em Em 
 
D6 D6 
 
eating us alive
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Don't you ever wonder   how we survive?
D6 D6 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
Now that you're gone,    the world    is ours

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm7 B/E Em Cmaj7 Dsus2...

Chords

Em7
B/E
Em
Cmaj7
Dsus2
D
D6
G
C
Am7
G/B
Dadd9

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

Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
B/E: 0-x-4-4-4-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Dadd9: x-5-4-x-5-5

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Monster by Paramore, 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 E minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Paramore's performance.

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