Monster chords by Starset (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C#m 
 (C sharp minor) Under the knife I surrendered
The innocence yours to consume
A 
You cut it away  (A major) 
F#m 
And you filled  (F sharp minor) me up with hate
C#m 
 (C sharp minor) Into  the silence you sent me
Into the fire consumed
A 
You thought I'd forget  (A major) 
F#m 
But it's al (F sharp minor) ways in my head

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Chorus 1
A 
You're the  (A major) pulse in my veins
F#m 
You're the  (F sharp minor) war   that I wage
C#m 
Can you change  (C sharp minor) me?
B 
Can you change  (B major) me?
A 
You're the  (A major) love that I hate
F#m 
You're the  (F sharp minor) drug  that I take
C#m 
Will you cage  (C sharp minor) me?
B 
Will you cage  (B major) me?
A 
You're the  (A major) pulse in my veins
F#m 
You're the  (F sharp minor) war   that I wage
C#m 
Can you change  (C sharp minor) me?
B 
Can you change  (B major) me?
A 
F#m 
From the monster you made  (A major) me?  (F sharp minor) 
C#m 
B 
The monster you made  (C sharp minor) me?  (B major) 

Verse 2
C#m 
 (C sharp minor) This  is the world you've created
The product of what I've become
A 
My soul and my youth  (A major) 
F#m 
Seems it's all  (F sharp minor) for you to use
C#m 
 (C sharp minor) If    I could take back the moment
I let you get under my skin
A 
Relent or resist  (A major) 
F#m 
Seems the mon (F sharp minor) ster always wins

Chorus 2
A 
You're the  (A major) pulse in my veins
F#m 
You're the  (F sharp minor) war   that I wage
C#m 
Can you change  (C sharp minor) me?
B 
Can you change  (B major) me?
A 
You're the  (A major) love that I hate
F#m 
You're the  (F sharp minor) drug  that I take
C#m 
Will you cage  (C sharp minor) me?
B 
Will you cage  (B major) me?
A 
You're the  (A major) pulse in my veins
F#m 
You're the  (F sharp minor) war   that I wage
C#m 
Can you change  (C sharp minor) me?
B 
Can you change  (B major) me?
A 
F#m 
From the monster you made  (A major) me?  (F sharp minor) 
C#m 
B 
From the monster you made  (C sharp minor) me?  (B major) 

Bridge 1
F#m 
A 
C#m 
 (F sharp minor) My heart's an ar (A major) tifice, a decoy  (C sharp minor) soul
B 
F#m 
I lift you up  (B major) and then I let you  (F sharp minor) go
A 
C#m 
I've made an art  (A major) of digging shallow  (C sharp minor) holes
B 
F#m 
I'll drop the ti (B major) niest seed and watch it  (F sharp minor) grow
A 
C#m 
My heart's an ar (A major) tifice, a decoy  (C sharp minor) soul
B 
F#m 
Who knew the emp (B major) tiness could be so  (F sharp minor) cold?
A 
C#m 
I've lost the parts  (A major) of me that make me  (C sharp minor) whole
B 
I am the dark (B major) ness
I'm a monster

Chorus 3
A 
You're the  (A major) pulse in my veins
F#m 
You're the  (F sharp minor) war   that I wage
C#m 
Can you change  (C sharp minor) me?
B 
Can you change  (B major) me?
A 
You're the  (A major) love that I hate
F#m 
You're the  (F sharp minor) drug  that I take
C#m 
Will you cage  (C sharp minor) me?
B 
Will you cage  (B major) me?
A 
You're the  (A major) pulse in my veins
F#m 
You're the  (F sharp minor) war   that I wage
C#m 
Can you change  (C sharp minor) me?
B 
Can you change  (B major) me?
A 
F#m 
From the monster you made  (A major) me?  (F sharp minor) 
C#m 
B 
From the monster you made  (C sharp minor) me?  (B major) 
A 
F#m 
From the monster you made  (A major) me?  (F sharp minor) 
C#m 
B 
From the monster you made  (C sharp minor) me?  (B major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C# minorBPM: 96

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

C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Monster by Starset, 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 C# minor. It suits players who want to learn Monster the way Starset intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.