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Did You Know? Radiohead took elements from the 1970s song The Air That I Breathe when writing Creep and after a lawsuit Hammond and Hazlewood who wrong the original song were given credit as co-songwriters.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
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Blue Pick Level V1
Creep Chords And Strumming, Radiohead
Open Chords:
Open G chord
Barre Chords:
Barre B chord
Barre G chord
Barre C chord
Barre Cm chord
* = single note (not a chord)
Strumming:
Verse -
"Straight 8s":
|D D D D |D D D D |
|D D D D |D D D D |
Chorus -
"Hit 2":
|D B D D U |
Tempo: 92 bpm Key: G
Intro -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |
Verse 1 -
||G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - | | x 2
When you were here be(Gx4)fore couldn't look you in the (Bx4)eye
You're just like an (Cx4)angel your skin makes me (Cmx4)cry
You float like a (Gx4)feather in a beautiful (Bx4)world
I wish I was (Cx4)special you're so fuckin' (Cmx4)special
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |
But I'm a (Gx4)creep, I'm a (Bx4)weirdo
What the hell am I doin' (Cx4)here? I don't be(Cmx4)long here
Verse 2 -
||G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - | | x 2
I don't care if it (Gx4)hurts I wanna have con(Bx4)trol
I want a perfect (Cx4)body I want a perfect (Cmx4)soul
I want you to (Gx4)notice when I'm not a(Bx4)round
So fuckin' (Cx4)special I wish I was (Cmx4)special
Chorus -
||G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - | | x 3
But I'm a (Gx4)creep, I'm a (Bx4)weirdo
What the hell am I doin' (Cx4)here? I don't be(Cmx4)long here
(Gx4)She's running out the (Bx4)door
(Cx4)She's running out she (Cmx4)run, run, run, run, run...
(Gx4) (Bx4) (Cx4) (Cmx4)
Ending -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - B* |- - A* - |
Whatever makes you (Gx4)happy whatever you (Bx4)want
You're so fuckin' (Cx4)special I wish I was (Cmx4)special
But I'm a (Gx4)creep I'm a (Bx4)weirdo
What the hell am I doin' (Cx4)here?
I don't be(Cmx4)long here
I don't belong here
Final Chord Strum: G
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Blue Pick Level V2
Creep Chords Picking And Strumming, Radiohead
Open Chords:
Open G chord
Barre Chords:
Barre B chord
Barre G chord
Barre C chord
Barre Cm chord
Strumming:
Chorus -
"Hit 2":
|D B D D U |
Tempo: 92 bpm Key: G
Intro -
Verse 1 -
When you were here be(Gx4)fore couldn't look you in the (Bx4)eye
You're just like an (Cx4)angel your skin makes me (Cmx4)cry
You float like a (Gx4)feather in a beautiful (Bx4)world
I wish I was (Cx4)special you're so fuckin' (Cmx4)special
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |
But I'm a (Gx4)creep, I'm a (Bx4)weirdo
What the hell am I doin' (Cx4)here? I don't be(Cmx4)long here
Verse 2 -
I don't care if it (Gx4)hurts I wanna have con(Bx4)trol
I want a perfect (Cx4)body I want a perfect (Cmx4)soul
I want you to (Gx4)notice when I'm not a(Bx4)round
So fuckin' (Cx4)special I wish I was (Cmx4)special
Chorus -
||G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |B - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - |Cm - - - | | x 3
But I'm a (Gx4)creep, I'm a (Bx4)weirdo
What the hell am I doin' (Cx4)here? I don't be(Cmx4)long here
(Gx4)She's running out the (Bx4)door
(Cx4)She's running out she (Cmx4)run, run, run, run, run...
(Gx4) (Bx4) (Cx4) (Cmx4)
Ending -
Whatever makes you (Gx4)happy whatever you (Bx4)want
You're so fuckin' (Cx4)special I wish I was (Cmx4)special
But I'm a (Gx4)creep I'm a (Bx4)weirdo
What the hell am I doin' (Cx4)here?
I don't be(Cmx3)long here
I don't belong here
Final Chord Strum: G
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