Creep | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
| G | G | B | Bsus4 B |
| C | Csus4 C | Cm | Cm |
Verse 1
| G5 | G | B5 | B |
When you were here before, couldn’t look you in the eye.
| C | C | Cm | Cm |
You’re just like an angel. Your skin makes me cry.
| G | G | B | B |
You float like a feather, in a beautiful world.
| C | C | Cm | Cm |
I wish I was special, you’re so fuckin’ special.
Chorus 1
| G (Gsus4) | G | B (Bsus4) | B |
But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo.
| C (Csus4) | C | Cm | Csus4 |
What the hell am I doin’ here? I don’t belong here.
Verse 2
I don’t care if it hurts, I wanna have control.
I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul.
I want you to notice when I’m not around.
You’re so fuckin’ special, I wish I was special.
Chorus 2
But I’m a creep. I’m a weirdo.
What the hell am I doin’ here? I don’t belong here, oh-oh, oh-oh.
Middle 8
| G | G | B | B |
She’s running out the door.
| C | C | Cm | Cm |
She’s running out. She run, run, run.
| G | G | B | B |
Run.
| C | C | Cm | Cm |
Run.
Verse 3 (half)
Whatever makes you happy. Whatever you want.
You’re so fuckin’ special, I wish I was special.
Chorus 3
| G | Gsus4 G | B | B |
But I’m a creep. I’m a weirdo.
| C | C | Cm | Cm Bm Am |
What the hell am I doin’ here? I don’t belong here.
| G |
I don’t belong here.
Creep Chords: Learn the progressions
Seemingly simple, Creep‘s chords are basically just I – IIIx – IV – IVm.
In the key of G, that’s:
| G (I) | G | B (IIIx) | B |
| C (IV) | C | Cm (IVm) | Cm |
However, as you can see above with chords and lyrics, it’s not that simple, plenty of extensions are used to keep things interesting.
I spent some time transcribing this and putting into TAB exactly how to play Creep’s chords in the same credible way as Radiohead does.
It may be the same progression throughout, but the picking pattern and extensions do vary and that’s what makes all the difference.
To access that part of the lesson, follow this link: Creep – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Once you’ve got the hang of it, a simple chord chart will be enough, here’s one I made for you.
Creep Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Creep Chord Chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Creep iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key.
Creep was Radiohead’s most successful song!
Radiohead’s Creep was their first and most successful tune. It launched them as the credible alternative in the early ’90s Indie Rock scene of the U.K.
Since then, they have become more and more experimental, maintaining that role as one of the most credible bands around.
Still going strong may be down to the experimental nature of the band. The other bands active around the same time, Blur, The Verve, and Oasis didn’t last. Those bands featured more in the media, had internal conflict laid bare, and in general, had more public opinions whereas Radiohead just kept themselves to themselves, doing their thing.
Perhaps it’s telling that they never play Creep live as it is just too commercial for them, instead, they spend a lot of their live gigs improvising, and playing with effect pedals.
Radiohead has the attitude that if you don’t like it, that’s fine with them, a very rare attitude in the U.K. music business which is often very needy and desperate to be liked.
Creep Chords | Related Pages
Creep | Guitar Lesson + TAB
In this lesson, using TAB, you’ll discover how the picked chords support the vocal as the verse of Creep develops.
| G5 | G | B5 | B |
When you were here before, couldn’t look you in the eye…
Five similar tunes | Chords + Lyrics
- High and Dry chords by Radiohead
- Seven Nation Army chords by the White Stripes
- Song 2 chords by Blur
- Steady, As She Goes chords by The Raconteurs
- The One I Love chords by R.E.M.
Radiohead
Formed in the mid-80s as the members met in a boarding school, Radiohead went on to become the most credible band from the U.K. in the 90s.
Their best tunes include Creep, Fake Plastic Trees, High and Dry, No Surprises, Karma Police, Paranoid Android, and Everything In Its Right Place.
Radiohead on the web
About me
This was a guitar lesson about Creep chords, by Dan Lundholm. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.
