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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
D D G D x2
Verse 1:
D G
I made my bed in flowers
D G
Grew basil in my hair
D G
I must have walked for hours
D G
Halfway to who knows where
D G
God knows I'm only human
D G
I get so inhumane
D G
So I take my lithium
D G
I feel like Kurt Cobain
Chorus:
Bm A
What if I'm nothing but a cardiac-arresting sweetheart
G A Bm
A half run-over cat left in the street
A
And you're the maggot craving
G A D
Rotten flesh left outside in the heat
D G D G
Verse 2:
D G
I don't need support 'cause I've got
D G
My underwire bra
D G
You're into rigor mortis
D G
Ain't that against the law?
Chorus:
Bm A
Unless you tell them I'm your cardiac-arresting sweetheart
G A Bm
Half run-over cat left in the street
A
You're just a maggot craving
G A D
Rotten flesh left outside in the heat
D G D G x2
Verse 3:
D Em
What's your best secret? You can trust me
D G
You're hanging beside me on the same tight clothesline
D Em
Here's my best secret: I keep hoping I'm not
Bm Gm
Dirty laundry 'til my tears all soak in
D Em
What's your best secret? You can trust me
D G
You're hanging beside me on the same tight clothesline
D Em
Here's my best secret: I keep hoping that I'm not
Bm Gm
Dirty laundry 'til my tears all soak in
Gm
'Til my tears all soak in
Outro:
D D G D x2
Other versions of this song
- Maggot (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025