Molly’s Chambers | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
||: F#5 (F#5/E) | F#5 (F#5/E) :|| x4
Verse 1
||: F#5 (F#5/E) | F#5 (F#5/E) :||
Free, that’s all that she can bleed, that’s why’ll she’ll never stay.
White, bare naked in the night, and lookin’ for some play.
Just another girl that wants to rule the world, at any time or place.
And when she gets into your head, you know she’s there to stay.
Chorus 1
| B | A |
You want it, she’s got it.
| F#5 (F#5/E) | F#5 (F#5/E) |
Molly’s chamber gonna change your mind.
| B | D |
She’s got your, your pistol.
| F#5 (F#5/E) | F#5 (F#5/E) |
Molly’s chamber gonna change your mind.
| F#5 (F#5/E) | F#5 (F#5/E) |
Molly’s chamber gonna change your mind.
Verse 2
Slow, she’s burning in your soul, with whispers in your ear.
It’s okay, I’ll give it anyway, just get me out of here.
You’ll plead, you’ll get down on your knees, for just another taste.
And when you think she’s let you in, that’s when she fades away.
Chorus 2
You want it, she’s got it.
Molly’s chamber gonna change your mind.
She’s got your, your pistol.
Molly’s chamber gonna change your mind.
Molly’s chamber gonna change your mind.
Instrumental
||: B D | F# :|| x3
| A | B |
Chorus 3
| B | A5 N.C |
You want it, well, she’s got it.
| F#5 (F#5/E) | F#5 (F#5/E) |
Molly’s chamber gonna change your mind.
| B | D |
She’s got your, your pistol.
| F#5 (F#5/E) | F#5 (F#5/E) |
Molly’s chamber gonna change your mind.
| B | A |
You want it, she’s got it.
| F#5 (F#5/E) | F#5 (F#5/E) |
Molly’s chamber gonna change your mind.
| B | D | D N.C |
She’s got your, your pistol.
Molly’s Chambers Chords: Rock ‘n’ Roll, Modal Interchange, and Staying Cool
Using a low F#5 chord combined with an open E string, Kings of Leon crafted a simple yet memorable riff that drives almost the entire song.
The only variation comes in the second verse, where the second guitar enhances the riff by shifting from the low F# root on the E string up two octaves to the root and b7 on the B string, using a D-shaped voicing.
However, Molly’s Chambers isn’t just about this riff—there are additional chords in the chorus. Here, the progression moves from A to B, then back to the riff, followed by B to D, as shown below:
| B (IIx) | A (I) |
||: F#5 (VI) (F#5/E) :||
| B (IIx) | D (IV) |
These movements push the boundaries of F#m (Aeolian, chord VI), reinforcing the song’s raw rock ‘n’ roll feel. The B chord (IIx) should technically be Bm to remain diatonic.
Alternatively, if we reinterpret F#m as chord II (Dorian), the Roman numerals shift:
| B (V) | A (IV) |
||: F#5 (II) (F#5/E) :||
| B (V) | D (bVIIx) |
Now, instead of B being outside the key, D is (bVIIx).
So which interpretation is correct? That’s the beauty of it—this ambiguity creates the song’s tension!
There are countless examples of songs straddling two modes like this; the technique is known as modal interchange.
You might be thinking, surely Kings of Leon are too cool for nerdy music theory like modal interchange? They may have simply moved their fingers around until they found a cool riff, but that’s exactly what they’re doing.
Music theory isn’t a set of rules for creating—it’s a way of describing what’s already happening. What you do with this knowledge is up to you… maybe just hide it behind sunglasses.
Here’s the chord chart.
Molly’s Chambers Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
You can download my chart as a PDF or in the iReal Pro format.
While iReal Pro allows you to change the key, that won’t really work for Molly’s Chambers—like much rock music, the chord shapes define the sound and can’t be altered without losing their character. However, you can adjust the arrangement layout to suit your needs.
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