Chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Beginner
Key: Eb MajorEb NOTE: In the recording, it sounds like one guitar is playing power chords and the other open/barre chords. Play whichever you prefer. Feel free to get funky with the strumming, too; the guitarists here alternate muted strums sometimes when they play B. Intro: E MajorE G minorGm A augmentedA C majorC E MajorE G minorGm A augmentedA BB
Verse : E MajorE BB The police were waitin' when the sun came up A augmentedA BB You better move your ass or we'll really get rough E MajorE BB I never wanted trouble, but I sure got enough A augmentedA I'm bad at bein' subtle BB But I ain't that tough, no Chorus: E MajorE G minorGm (I'm just a victim of circumstance) Didn't you know? A augmentedA C majorC (Just a victim of circumstance) Doesn't it show? E MajorE G minorGm (I'm just a victim of circumstance) Wherever I go A augmentedA BB (Just a victim of) a bad reputation I got no chance of shakin' Verse : E MajorE BB Really gets you down when you don't belong A augmentedA BB And everyone around says you growed up wrong E MajorE BB But why do they resent it? I ain't doin' anything A augmentedA BB They say that I'm demented an' I never could sing E MajorE BB Then everywhere I went, I caused them such alarm A augmentedA BB You know I never meant to cause anybody harm, no
Chorus: E MajorE G minorGm (I'm just a victim of circumstance) Didn't you know? A augmentedA C majorC (Just a victim of circumstance) Doesn't it show? E MajorE G minorGm (I'm just a victim of circumstance) Wherever I go A augmentedA BB (Just a victim of) a bad reputation I got no chance of shakin' Solo: E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB D MajorD Bridge: D MajorD G+G A* G+G A* I've been laughed at D MajorD G+G A* G+G A* I've been shut out D MajorD G+G A* G+G A* But let there be no doubt BB Never been afraid of chances I been takin' Verse : E MajorE BB The police are waitin' when the sun came up A augmentedA BB You better move your ass or we'll really get rough E MajorE BB I never wanted trouble, but I sure got enough A augmentedA I'm bad at bein' subtle BB But I ain't that tough, no Chorus: E MajorE G minorGm (I'm just a victim of circumstance) Didn't you know? A augmentedA C majorC (Just a victim of circumstance) Doesn't it show? E MajorE G minorGm (I'm just a victim of circumstance) Wherever I go A augmentedA BB (Just a victim of) a bad reputation I got no chance of shakin' Outro: E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB E MajorE Chords used: As open and barre chords: E: 022100 Gm: 310033 or 355333 A: x02220 C: x32010 B: x24442 D: xx0232 G: 320033 As power chords and triads: E5: 022xxx G5: 355xxx A5: 577xxx or x022xx C5: x355xx or 8|10|10|x|x|x B5: 799xxx or x244xx D5: x577xx G: x|10|12|12|12|x (played during the bridge) A*: x|12|14|14|14|x (played during the bridge)
Other versions of Victim Of Circumstance Acoustic
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