Scared Of My Guitar by Olivia Rodrigo

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Key: D

Tuning: D6 Tuning DADF#BD

Intro:

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Verse 1:

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Perfect, easy, so good to me. So why's there a pit in my gut in the shape of you?

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       Distract myself, say it's somethin' else. Maybe I'm just overwhelmed, maybe I'm confused

[Pre-chorus 1]

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         Barely sleep when you sleep next to me. But I keep thinkin' I'll find a cure

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     I say that I'm fine, I tell you all the time. I've never felt so happy and sure

Chorus 1:

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   But I'm so scared of my guitar. 'Cause it cuts right through to the heart

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Yeah, it knows me too well, so I got no excuse. I can't lie to it the same way that I lie to you

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       I'm so scared of my guitar. If I play it, then I'll think too hard

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Once you let the thought in, then it's already done. So I'll lay in your arms and pretend that it's love

Verse 2:

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    If I was brave and noble like you. I'd have the nerve to just stop stringin' you along

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   But I'm not half as decent as you. I'd rather be tied to someone, even if they're wrong

[Pre-chorus 2]

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       I make excuses, my friends know the truth is. I'm not as alright as I claim

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     I say that I'm fine, I tell them all the time. As they watch all the light fade away

Chorus 2:

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 Yeah, I'm so scared of my guitar. 'Cause it cuts right through to the heart

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Yeah, it knows me too well, so I got no excuse. I can't lie to it the same way that I lie to you

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       I'm so scared of my guitar. If I play it, then I'll think too hard

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Once you let the thought in, then it's already done. So I'll lay in your arms and pretend that it's love

Bridge:

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Yeah, I'll lay in your arms and pretend that it's loooooooooooooooooooove

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        I pretend that it's loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove. I pretend that it's love, I pretend 

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that it's love, love

[Pre-chorus 3]

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'Cause what if I never find anything better? The doubt always creeps through my mind

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    So we'll stay together 'cause, how could I ever. Trade somethin' that's good for what's right?

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   Oh, I'm so scared of my guitar. It cuts right through to my heart

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      It knows me too well, I got no excuse. I can't lie to it the same way that I lie to you

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       I'm so scared of my guitar. When I play it, that's when I think too hard

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       I let the thought in, it's already done. But I'll lay in your arms and pretend that it's love

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Yeah, I'll lay in your arms and pretend it's enough

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| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| /   Slide up

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Published: December 19, 2025
Last Updated: January 16, 2026