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Houdini

Foster The People
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)Capofret 3
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)Capofret 3 Download chord source (.txt)
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
  Into: , , , ,  (x4)
Raise  Above Gonna Start  The War!
 What You Want,  What You Need, And What'd You Come  Here For?
 Well, Eye  For An Eye And An "F"  For Fight
 They're Taking  Me Down As The Prisoners  Riot!
 (Ooooh)  I've Got Shackles  On, My Words Are Tied
 (Ooooh)  Fear  Can Make You Compromise
 (Oooh)  With The Lights  Turned Up, It's Hard To Hide
 (Ooooh) Sometimes  I Want To Disappear
 Fil-in: , , , ,  (x4)
 When I Feel  Kinda Bad And Don't Want  To Stress
 I Just Pass  It Off On Ability
 Well You Got  What You Want, And What You Never  Knew
 It's A Perfect  Gift From Me  To You
 (Ooooh)  I've Got Shackles  On, My Words Are Tied
 (Ooooh)  Fear  Can Make You Compromise
 (Oooh)  With The Lights  Turned Up, It's Hard To Hide
 (Ooooh) Sometimes  I Want To Disappear
 Seocnd Fill-in: , , , ,  (x2)
 (Raise up  to your ability)
 You  never knew that I could find
What  could come when we realize
The  sun won't stop with the compromise
 (Raise up  to your ability)
Can't  stand when I disappear
 Run  around before I'm filled  with fear
 Like  a glue cause my life's on red
 (Raise up  to your ability)
I  know that you want  me
 Throw  me into  the sea
For  my ability
 (Raise up  to your ability)
Yeah  you're undecided
 Yeah  I just want to leave  it
Yeah  but I don't wanna run away
Focus  on your ability
Focus  on your ability
Now  focus on your ability
Focus  on your ability
Gain  again what they want to steal
Gain  again what they want to steal
Gonna  gain again what they want to steal
Gain  again what they want to steal!

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Readable chord sheet for Houdini by Foster The People

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

Into: [Am], [Em], [F], [C], [F] (x4)

[Am]Raise Above Gonna S[Em]tart The W[F]ar!  [C]       [F]

What You [Am]Want, What You Need, And What'd You C[Em]ome Here F[F]or?   [C]        [F]

Well, E[Am]ye For An Eye And An "[Em]F" For Fi[F]ght  [C]       [F]

They're Ta[Am]king Me Down As The P[Em]risoners Rio[F]t! [C]   [F]

(Oo[C]ooh) I've Got Sh[Fm]ackles On, My Words Are Tied

(Oo[C]ooh) F[Fm]ear Can Make You Compromise

(Oo[C]oh) With The Li[Fm]ghts Turned Up, It's Hard To Hide

(Oo[C]ooh) [Fm]Sometimes I Want To Disappear

Fil-in: [Am], [Em], [F], [C], [F] (x4)

When I F[Am]eel Kinda Bad And Don't W[Em]ant To St[F]ress  [C]       [F]

I Just P[Am]ass It Off On Ab[Em]ility [F]      [C]          [F]

Well You G[Am]ot What You Want, And What You Ne[Em]ver Kn[F]ew  [C]      [F]

It's A Pe[Am]rfect Gift From [Em]Me To Y[F]ou  [C]      [F]

(Oo[C]ooh) I've Got Sh[Fm]ackles On, My Words Are Tied

(Oo[C]ooh) F[Fm]ear Can Make You Compromise

(Oo[C]oh) With The Li[Fm]ghts Turned Up, It's Hard To Hide

(Oo[C]ooh) [Fm]Sometimes I Want To Disappear

Seocnd Fill-in: [Am], [Em], [F], [C], [F] (x2)

(Raise u[Am]p to your [Em]ability[F])   [C]

Y[C]ou never knew that I could f[F]ind   [Am]

[Am]What could come when we [Em]realiz[F]e   [C]

[C]The sun won't stop with the compromis[F]e

(Raise u[Am]p to your [Em]ability[F])   [C]

[C]Can't stand when I disappear[F]

R[Am]un around before I'm fi[Em]lled with [F]fear

L[C]ike a glue cause my life's on r[F]ed

(Raise u[Am]p to your [Em]ability[F])   [C]

[C]I know that you wa[F]nt me

T[Am]hrow me in[Em]to the se[F]a

[C]For my abilit[F]y

(Raise u[Am]p to your [Em]ability[F])  [C]

[C]Yeah you're undecided[F]

Y[Am]eah I just want to le[Em]ave i[F]t

[C]Yeah but I don't wanna run awa[F]y

[F]Focus on your ability

[G]Focus on your ability

[F]Now focus on your ability

[G]Focus on your ability

[F]Gain again what they want to steal

[G]Gain again what they want to steal

[F]Gonna gain again what they want to steal

[G]Gain again what they want to steal!

[Am]  [Em]  [F]  [C]  [F]

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