Keep Your Head Up by The Kooks

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They're all barre chords on the 9th fret!

Intro:

   C#                                     F#                 F#m
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|---------10--------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|------11----11-----|
D|------11----11----|------11-----------|---11----------11-|---11----------11--|
A|---11----------11-|---11--------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|

   C#                                     F#                 F#m (down strum) 
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-9-----------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|-10----------------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|-11----------------|
D|------11----11----|-----11------------|---11----------11-|-11----------------|
A|---11----------11-|--11---------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|


Verse:

C#                                     F#                 F#m
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|---------10--------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|------11----11-----|
D|------11----11----|------11-----------|---11----------11-|---11----------11--|
A|---11----------11-|---11--------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|

   C#                                     F#                 F#m (down strum) 
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-9-----------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|-10----------------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|-11----------------|
D|------11----11----|-----11------------|---11----------11-|-11----------------|
A|---11----------11-|--11---------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|

  C#                                      F#                 F#m
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|---------10--------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|------11----11-----|
D|------11----11----|------11-----------|---11----------11-|---11----------11--|
A|---11----------11-|---11--------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|

   C#                                     F#                 F#m (down strum)
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-9-----------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|-10----------------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|-11----------------|
D|------11----11----|-----11------------|---11----------11-|-11----------------|
A|---11----------11-|--11---------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|


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strum the chords

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Last Updated: July 24, 2026