Underground chords by
Kimya Dawson (Official Version)

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Key: D majorDifficulty: Easy

Verse 1
D D 
 
My head is pounding
A/C# A/C# 
 
I can't  stop the pounding
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
I think it is going to explode
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
And kill everybody who's in     close proximity
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
to  the place I call my home
D D 
 
And they'll make a moving
A/C# A/C# 
 
made- for-   TV movie
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
for Lifetime all about my life
D D 
 
That ends with an epitaph
A/C# A/C# 
 
one    that will make you laugh
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
That says "great mom, okay wife"
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
And it'll be funny to the people who know me
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
Who know if my body's not burned
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
My soul will spend an eternity   in misery
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
Tethered and bound to this earth
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
So I'm not a dick or a stick  in the mud
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
always ruining things for my friends
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
I mustn't forget when I see    the sun set
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
that tomorrow it will rise again

Chorus 1
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
So I tattoo instructions on my  ass
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
That say "Don't ever put    this body   in a casket
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Burn it and put    the ashes  in a basket
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
And throw them in     the Puget Sound
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I don't ever want   to be  underground"
G G 
 
Oh, no, oh

Interlude 1

D

A/C#

Bm

G

(no)

D

A/C#

Bm

G

D

A/C#

Bm

G

D

A/C#

Bm

G

Bridge 1
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
I'm wearing size   thirteen basketball shoes
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
And laugh at your fishnets
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
I'm freaked out and fucked up
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
And I'm standing alone
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
in an alley with you
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
Wanting to show   you a cure for your hiccups
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
But instead I close  my eyes
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
The needles are numbered
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
so I'm writing you letters
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
And I  cannot    disguise
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
The fact that I'm nervous
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
when we  are together
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
And so I fanta  size
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
That the nights will get shorter
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
and the days will get better
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
I feel a kick   inside and sigh
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
If this is a girl   I'm naming her Heather
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
She'll look just like you
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
but her hair will be feathered
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
She'll say how you died
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
before you ever met her
G G 
 
G G 
 
Her hair will be

Interlude 2

D

A/C#

Bm

G

(feathered)

D

A/C#

Bm

G

D

A/C#

Bm

Bm

G

G

D

D

Verse 2
D D 
 
My head is pounding
A/C# A/C# 
 
I can't  stop the pounding
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
I think it is going to explode
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
There are plus and minuses to     sinusitis
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
Like sometimes I get to go home
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
But mostly it hurts so bad I      think I'm dying
Bm Bm 
 
I just blew my nose
G G 
 
and now I  feel like crying
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
And the dreams I have are all of     my past lives
Bm Bm 
 
And the seizures would paralyze
G G 
 
me in the night
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
And I wake up clutching my teddy  bear tight
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
and I'm drooling and trying to turn on the light
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
All I can do is hold fast   and sit tight
Bm Bm 
 
But what if  they forget
G G 
 
'cause you know they just might

Chorus 2
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
So I tattoo instructions on my  ass
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
That say "Don't ever put    this body   in a casket
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Burn it and put    the ashes  in a basket
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
And throw them in     the Puget Sound
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I don't ever want   to be  underground"
G G 
 
Oh, no, oh

Outro 1

D

A/C#

Bm

G

(no)

D

A/C#

Bm

G

D

A/C#

Bm

G

G

D

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD A/C# Bm G

Chords

D
A/C#
Bm
G

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the original studio version of Underground by Kimya Dawson, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Underground the way Kimya Dawson intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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