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In It For The Pleasure by Ryan Adams

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Intermediate 💪

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro: 
E A  F#m A

E A  F#m A



🎸 Verse 1:
E                 A             F#m      A
Operator's on the phone, says I can't be trusted
E                      A             F#m              A
That's why you left me alone, it was broken, now it's busted
E                 A             F#m      A
A little sunshine would do but outside it's disgusting
      E                 A       F#m                 A
It's barely making a sound, my heart is beating so loud

🎸 Chorus: 
       C#m               A                  E        B
I feel this aching in my bones, I feel the pressure
        C#m            A             F#m
Were you in it for the love, or were you
A                      E
Were you in it for the pleasure?

🎸 Interlude: 
  A  F#m A
E A  F#m A

🎸 Verse 2:
E         A            F#m       A
It's late July and the sky is so gray
E             A          F#m      A
Everyone's in bed, for a month in LA
E                 A             F#m      A
The house is so quiet, it's barely making a sound
E              A      F#m                  A
Hands are shaking, my heart is beating so loud


🎸 Chorus: 
       C#m               A                  E        B
I feel this aching in my bones, I feel the pressure
        C#m            A                F#m
Were you in it for the love, or was it a game?
                           E
Were you just in it for the pleasure?

🎸 Interlude: 
  A  F#m A
E A  F#m A

🎸 Verse 3:
E                 A            F#m      A
I dive into the pool, but the pool was empty
       E            A         F#m                   A
There ain't no water now. My bones feel like an ash cloud
        E                A          F#m            A
All the minuses and pluses, I try to write them down
         E         A        F#m               A
It doesn't matter now, my heart is beating so loud

🎸 Chorus: 
           C#m               A                  E        B
I feel this aching in my bones, I feel the pressure
        C#m            A             F#m
Were you in it for the love, or were you
                        E
Just in it for the pleasure?

🎸 Interlude: 
  A  F#m A
E A  F#m A

🎸 Bridge: 
B                        C#m  A
I lie to myself so I can stay sane
B                              C#m       A
A list of scratched out numbers next to names
        F#m
And I'm running out of space
               A
And it goes on forever

🎸 Interlude: 
E A  F#m A
E A  F#m A

🎸 Verse 4:
           E   A             F#m      A
I feel the pain, I feel the pressure
     E          A             F#m      A
What was it anyway? Do you remember my name?
                 E  A                F#m     A
Or was it just a game? Was it just a game?
                            E            A  F#m A
Were you just in it for the pleasure?

🎸 Outro: 
E A  F#m A
E A  F#m A
E A  F#m A
E A  F#m A

In It For The Pleasure Chords Info

Published: June 14, 2021

Last Updated: February 4, 2026

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Chords: E, A, D, G, B, F#m, C#m