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Wrecking Ball Chords by Five Finger Death Punch

Wrecking Ball chords by Five Finger Death Punch

Guitar chords with lyrics

Contributed by Ingo Schneider

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Bm

Intro: x2
   Bm                       Bm                       D                      Em
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------8--7--5--7-5-----------10--8--7--8-7-|
G|---------12--11-9--11-9-----------12--11-9--11-9---7-7-7---7--7--7--7-7---9-9-9---x---x--x--x-x-|
D|-7-7-7---7---7--7--7--7---7-7-7---7---7--7--7--7---7-7-7------------------9-9-9---9---9--9--9-9-|
A|-7-7-7--------------------7-7-7--------------------5-5-5------------------7-7-7-----------------|
E|-7-7-7--------------------7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   v v v  v^v  v  v  v  v   v v v  v^v  v  v  v  v   v v v  v^v v  v  v v   v v v  v^v  v  v  v v

   B5         C5 B5
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------2---2---------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4--4---3---3-2-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2----------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Verse:
   B5          C5 B5          C5 B5          C5 B5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------2---2---------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4--4-4-4-4-4-5-4--4-4-4-4-4-5-4--4---3---3-2-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-3-2----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

  B5               C5
Sliced up - shot down
B5               C5
Everybody bows down
 B5                  C5
Kill em all - let em fall
B5
God'll sort em out
B5                  C5
Ripped up - zip it up
 B5                  C5
Really never gave a fuck
 B5                      C5
Wrecking ball - fuck em all
B5
Never had a doubt

Pre-Chorus:
C#5
I'm - never gonna be the one to
C#5
I'm - always gonna say what I feel
C#5
I'm - always do what I do
C#5
Sick of all the bullshit

Chorus:
  Bm        Bm
Why - should I
        D            Em
Always be the one to back away
  Em         Bm
Why - should I
         D            Em                    B5
Have to be the one to not say what's on my mind
      B5                     B5
I'm a mother fuckin' wrecking
      B5
I'm a mother fuckin' wrecking ball

Verse:
   B5          C5 B5          C5 B5          C5 B5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------2---2------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4--4-4-4-4-4-5-4--4-4-4-4-4-5-4--4---3---3-2-0----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-3-2-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B5                        C5
Take down - ground and pound
  B5                C5
That's the resolution
 B5                C5
Show face - disgrace
  B5
A scar of evolution
B5                   C5
Nice boots - cheap suit
 B5                  C5
You're about to find out
 B5                  C5
Right here - right now
 B5
That's what I'm about

Pre-Chorus:
C#5
I'm - always gonna be the one
C#5
I'm - always gonna say the shit that
C#5
I'm - always gonna hold a grudge
C#5
Sick of all the bullshit

Chorus:
  Bm        Bm
Why - should I
        D            Em
Always be the one to back away
  Em         Bm
Why - should I
         D            Em                    B5
Have to be the one to not say what's on my mind
      B5                     B5
I'm a mother fuckin' wrecking
      B5
I'm a mother fuckin' wrecking ball
      B5                     B5
I'm a mother fuckin' wrecking
      B5
I'm a mother fuckin' wrecking ball

Solo: x16
C#5 / B5 C#5

Chorus:
  Bm         Bm
Why - should I
        D            Em
Always be the one to back away
  Em         Bm
Why - should I
         D            Em                    Bm
Have to be the one to not say what's on my mind

  Bm         Bm
Why - should I
        D            Em
Always be the one to back away
  Em         Bm
Why - should I
         D            Em                    B5
Have to be the one to not say what's on my mind
      B5                     B5
I'm a mother fuckin' wrecking
      B5
I'm a mother fuckin' wrecking ball
      B5                     B5
I'm a mother fuckin' wrecking
      B5
I'm a mother fuckin' wrecking ball

Outro:
   Bm                Bm                D                 Em
e|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----7-----7-8---7-----7-----7-8---7-----7-----7-8---7-----8-----8-10--|
G|---4-4---4-4---------4-4---4-4---------7-7---7-7---------9-9---9-9-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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