"Grenade" by Bruno Mars (Chord Chart)

Song Info

  • Key: D minor,F major
  • Chord Family: C
  • Capo: 5
  • Capo Key: A minor,C major
  • G-Whiz: No
  • Genre: Pop
  • Skills: Basic Strumming, Open Chords

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VERSE 1
Am
Easy come, easy go,
Am
that's just how you live, oh,
Em
take, take, take it all,
Em
but you never give.
Am
Should've known you was trouble
Am
from the first kiss.
          Em
Had your eyes wide open.
Em
Why were they open?

REFRAIN
Am
Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash,
    Em
you tossed it in the trash, you did.
     Am                                         F
To give me all your love is all I ever asked, 'cause
                      E
what you don't understand is...

CHORUS
                 Am             F          C
I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah)
           G           Am       F           C
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah)
               G         Am       F         C  
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah)               
             G       Am      F         C   G 
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah)                 
                F                      G 
Oh, oh, I would go through all of this pain,         
       C                 E          Am  G 
Take a bullet straight through my brain!               
              F              
Yes, I would die for ya, baby. 
E (PAUSE)  
   But you won't do the same.  

Am---/----/Em---/----/


VERSE 2
Am                            
Black, black, black and blue, beat me 'til I'm numb.           
          Em                             
Tell the devil I said "hey" when you get back to where you're from. 
Am                    
Mad woman, bad woman, that's just what you are.                
               Em                          
Yeah, you'll smile in my face then rip the brakes out my car. 
 
[Refrain]  

Am                            
Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash, 
       Em                            
You tossed it in the trash, yes you did.     
    Am                                              F
To give me all your love is all I ever asked, 'cause 
                    E 
what you don't understand is...

CHORUS


BRIDGE
F         F
   If my body was on fire, 
Am            Am
   Ooh, you'd watch me burn down in flames. 
F                F
   You said you loved me, you're a liar,             
            E 
'cause you never, ever, ever did, baby!  

Am---/----/Em---/----/ (PAUSE)
   
But, darling... 

CHORUS



OUTRO
Am                       Em
   No, you won't do the same. 
(Em)                        Am
     You wouldn't do the same
(Am)                     Em
Ooh, you'd never do the same. 
(Em) 
Oh, no, no, no.
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