Intro (x2): D A G Verse 1: D A G Falling asleep at the arcade D A G Liquor, it jumps off your tongue D A G You used all your words for a quick game D A G Blew it all before you won D A G I speak in cursive, I'm poignant, assertive D A G There's musical chairs in my teeth D A G Poke me to battle, I'll jump on the saddle D A G I'll smile as you fall to your feet Pre-chorus: Em A And they talk without thinking, they bark while they're shaking D A Bm A Bm With teeth that are round and dull Em A And they yell while they're chasing while I'm steady pacing D A Bm A Bm My syllables hit the floor Chorus: Em A How stupid, selfish baby D A Bm A Bm Don't you battle with my larynx tonight Em A I'll wreck you if you chase me D A Bm A Bm But I'll be silent 'til you cross the line Em A The line, the line D A Bm A Bm Don't you battle with my larynx tonight Em A So crude and selfish baby D A Bm A Bm Don't you battle with my larynx tonight Verse 2: D A G Call all your guys in the dive bar D A G They'll give you the validation D A G Your daddy could never bestow you D A G While bloody, they'll tell you you've won Pre-chorus: Em A And they talk without thinking, they bark while they're shaking D A Bm A Bm With teeth that are round and dull Em A And they yell while they're chasing while I'm steady pacing D A Bm A Bm My syllables hit the floor Chorus: Em A How stupid, selfish baby D A Bm A Bm Don't you battle with my larynx tonight Em A I'll wreck you if you chase me D A Bm A Bm But I'll be silent 'til you cross the line Em A The line, the line D A Bm A Bm Don't you battle with my larynx tonight Em A So crude and selfish baby D A Bm A Bm Don't you battle with my larynx tonight Pre-chorus: Em A And they talk without thinking, they bark while they're shaking D A Bm A Bm With teeth that are round and dull Em A And they yell while they're chasing while I'm steady pacing D A Bm A Bm My syllables hit the floor Chorus: Em A How stupid, selfish baby D A Bm A Bm Don't you battle with my larynx tonight Em A I'll wreck you if you chase me D A Bm A Bm But I'll be silent 'til you cross the line Em A The line, the line D A Bm A Bm Don't you battle with my larynx tonight Em A So crude and selfish baby D A Bm A Bm Don't you battle with my larynx tonight Outro (x2): Em A D A Bm A This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
BATTLE OF THE LARYNX chords by Melanie Martinez
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
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d
4
u
Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play BATTLE OF THE LARYNX on ukulele
A good starting strum for this style is the down-up eighths: d u d u. You are playing it in D major. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the rookie level.
5 ukulele chords used in "BATTLE OF THE LARYNX" by Melanie Martinez: A, Bm, D, Em and G
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This makes it to complicated, all you really have to do is D G D G and for the main chorus Em A D G. I hope this helps
this is confusing 😭