Turn It Off chords by
Paramore (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Am

G/B

C

F

Am

G/B

C

Dm

Am

G/B

C

F

Am

G/B

C

Dm

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I scraped my knees while I was praying
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And found a demon in my
Am Am 
 
safest haven, seems like
C C 
 
It's getting harder to believe in anything
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Then just  to get lost in all      my selfish thoughts

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I wanna know what it'd be like
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
To find perfection in my pride
Am Am 
 
To see nothing in the light
C C 
 
I'll turn it off
Dm9 Dm9 
 
In all my spite
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
In all my spite

Chorus 1
I'll turn it off
C C 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And the worst part is
Am7 Am7 
 
Before it gets  any better
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
G G 
 
We're    headed for a cliff
C C 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And in the free fall I        will realize
Am7 Am7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
G G 
 
I'm   better off when I        hit the bottom

Interlude 1

Am

G/B

C

F

Am

G/B

C

Dm

Verse 3
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
The tragedy, it seems unending
Dm9 Dm9 
 
I'm watching everyone
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I        looked up to break and bending
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
We're taking shortcuts
and false solutions
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Just  to come out      the hero

Verse 4
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Well I can see behind the curtain
Dm9 Dm9 
 
(I can see, yeah yeah)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
The wheels are cranking, turning,
It‘s all wrong the way we're working
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Towards a goal, that's non existent
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
It's  not existent, but we just keep believing

Chorus 2
C C 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And the worst part is
Am7 Am7 
 
Before it gets  any better
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
G G 
 
We're    headed for a cliff
C C 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And in the free fall I        will realize
Am7 Am7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
G G 
 
I'm   better off when I        hit the bottom

Interlude 2

Am

G/B

C

F

Am

G/B

C

Dm

Am

G/B

C

F

Am

G/B

C

Dm

Verse 5
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I wanna know what it'd be like
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
To find perfection in my pride
Am Am 
 
To see nothing in the light
C C 
 
Dm9 Dm9 
 
I'll turn it off in all my spite
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
In all my spite    I'll turn it off
G G 
 
Just turn it off

Bridge 1

Am7

Cadd9

Fmaj7

G

Again

Am7

Cadd9

Fmaj7

G

Again, again

Chorus 3
C C 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And the worst part is
Am7 Am7 
 
Before it gets  any better
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
G G 
 
We're    headed for a cliff
C C 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And in the free fall I        will realize
Am7 Am7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
G G 
 
I'm   better off when I        hit the bottom

Chorus 4
C C 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And the worst part is
Am7 Am7 
 
Before it gets  any better
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
G G 
 
We're    headed for a cliff
C C 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And in the free fall I        will realize
Am7 Am7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
G G 
 
I'm   better off when I        hit the bottom

Outro 1
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
C C

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ChordsAm G/B C F Dm...

Chords

Am
G/B
C
F
Dm
Dm9
Fmaj7
Cmaj9
Am7
G
Cadd9

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm9: x-5-3-5-5-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Cmaj9: x-3-2-4-3-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Turn It Off 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 C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Paramore's performance.

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