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Everything Is Awful by The Decemberists

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A    A

Chorus:
A
Everything, everything, everything, everything, everything, thing,
A
Everything, everything, everything,
                          E
everything, everything is awful!

    A
Oh, everything, everything, everything, everything, everything, thing
A
Everything, everything, everything,
                          E
everything, everything is awful!
              D
Everything is awful, everything is...

Verse:
F#m                     Bm
  What's that crashing sound
                 D
That follows us around?
                    E
That's the sound of all things good breaking.

F#m                 D
  Put your fears to rest,
                      Bm
You know it's for the best,
                     E
As a choir of angels sings:
                       (La la la la la la la laa)

Chorus:
A
Everything, everything, everything, everything, everything, thing
A
Everything, everything, everything,
                          E
everything, everything is awful

    A
Oh, everything, everything, everything, everything, everything, thing
A
Everything, everything, everything,
                          E
everything, everything is awful
              D
Everything is awful, everything is...

Verse:
F#m                       Bm
  I know you've worked so hard,
                    D
To hoist your own petard,
                     E
Must be so nice, the point caught in your side.

F#m                   D
  Lay down your heavy head,
                  Bm
It's safer hid in bed,
                    E
And let those voice ring:
                      (La la la la la la la la)

Chorus:
A
Everything, everything, everything, everything, everything, thing
A
Everything, everything, everything,
                          E
everything, everything is awful!

    A
Oh everything, everything, everything, everything, every little thing,
A
Everything, everything, everything,
                          E
everything, everything is awful!
              D
Everything is awful, everything is...

A           E
La la la la la
            D
La la la la aw-ful, Everything is...

A           E
La la la la la
            D
La la la la aw-ful, Would you kindly keep it

   A             E
down La la la la la
            D
La la la la aw-ful, Just tryin’ to get some

   A              E
sleep La la la la la
            D
La la la la aw-ful
              F#m
Everything is...

Everything Is Awful Chords Info

Last Updated: February 13, 2026

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