Nightmare chords by
Halsey (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Now I lay me down to sleep

I pray the Lord my soul to keep

If I shall die before I 'wake

I pray the Lord my soul to take

Chorus 1

I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life

I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind

They talk shit, but I love it every time

And I realize

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
I've tasted blood and it is sweet
C C 
 
F F 
 
I've had the rug pulled beneath my feet
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
I've trusted lies and trusted men
C C 
 
Broke down and put myself
back together again
F F 
 
Stared in the mirror and
Em Em 
 
punched it to shatters
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Colllected the pieces and picked out a dagger
F F 
 
I've pinched my skin in
Em Em 
 
between my two fingers
And wished I could

Pre-chorus 1
cut some parts off with some scissors
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
"Come    on, little lady, give  us a smile"
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile about
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
I got no       one to smile for, I waited a while for
Am Am 
 
A moment to say I don't

Chorus 2
owe you a goddamn thing
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
C C 
 
F F 
 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
They talk shit, but I love it every time
C C 
 
And I realize

Bridge 1

Fmaj7

I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a

Em7

hell of a night

Fmaj7

That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a

Em7

hell of a night

Verse 2
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
No, I won't smile, but I'll show you my teeth
C C 
 
And I'ma let you speak
F F 
 
if you just let me breathe
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
I've been polite, but won't be caught dead
C C 
 
Lettin' a man tell me what I should do in my
F F 
 
bed
Em Em 
 
Keep my exes in check in my basement
Am Am 
 
'Cause kindness is weakness, or
C C 
 
worse, you're complacent
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
I  could play nice or I could be a bully

Pre-chorus 2
I'm tired and angry, but somebody should be
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
"Come    on, little lady, give  us a smile"
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile about
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
I got no       one to smile for, I waited a while for
Am Am 
 
A moment to say I don't

Chorus 3
owe you a goddamn thing
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
C C 
 
F F 
 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
They talk shit, but I love it every time
C C 
 
And I realize
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
C C 
 
F F 
 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
They talk shit, but I love it every time
C C 
 
And I realize

Bridge 2
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Someone  like me    can be a
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
real nightmare, completely aware
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
But I'd      rather be a real  nightmare than
Am Am 
 
die unaware, yeah
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Someone  like me    can be a
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
real nightmare, completely aware
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
But I'm      glad to be    a
Am Am 
 
real nightmare, so save me your prayers

Chorus 4
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
C C 
 
F F 
 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
They talk shit, but I love it every time
C C 
 
And I realize
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
C C 
 
F F 
 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
They talk shit, but I love it every time
C C 
 
And I realize

Outro 1

Fmaj7

I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a

Em7

hell of a night

Fmaj7

That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a

Em7

hell of a night

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Em Am C Fmaj7...

Chords

F
Em
Am
C
Fmaj7
Em7

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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This is the definitive original version of Nightmare by Halsey, 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 major. It suits players who want to learn Nightmare the way Halsey intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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