Chords + Lyrics | Molly’s Chambers
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 N.C |
She’s got your, your pistol.
Molly’s Chambers Backing Track | Chord Analysis
Above, you’ll find backing tracks to use when learning Molly’s Chambers. I’ve used stem separation to extract the guitar while keeping the drums, bass, and vocals intact.
After studying the chords and TAB, use my backing tracks to prepare for playing this tune with a band.
Should you want to play along with the original recording instead, you need to tune your guitar sharp to 442Hz. In the backing track, I’ve done this job for you by detuning it to 440Hz.
Chord Progression – What’s Going On?
Using a low F#5 chord combined with an open E string, Kings of Leon crafted a simple yet memorable riff that drives the entire tune.
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.
Chorus
But 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, perhaps, but that’s the end result.
Music theory isn’t a set of rules for creating—it’s a way of describing what’s happening. What you do with this knowledge is up to you…
To get TAB for how to play Molly’s Chambers, keep scrolling down this guitar lesson. With the TAB absorbed, all you need is this chord chart.
Molly’s Chambers Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro Download
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 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.
Molly’s Chambers | TAB
There are two guitars on the recording, but only one of you, so let’s find a way.
Intro + Verse
Here’s the intro part, which also becomes the verse. The difference in bar 4 sometimes appears in bar 1.
To integrate the 2nd guitar, try this:
When you can play both examples, feel free to blend them to taste.
Chorus
The chorus goes like this:
The third chorus appears after the solo and uses stops — it also ends the tune.
Solo
The solo has a rhythm guitar with some extra variation:
When you’ve learned all the TAB, try the backing tracks and see if you can play the full tune along with Kings Of Leon using just the chord chart.
Built on grit and a lifted line
When Kings of Leon released Youth & Young Manhood in 2003, Molly’s Chambers quickly stood out — a scrappy, swaggering track powered by sharp riffs, a relentless groove, and Caleb Followill’s unmistakable raspy vocal. What makes the song especially interesting is that it’s built on a lifted line from an old Irish folk/blues recording, woven into a modern garage-rock revival without losing its original bite.
The phrase “Molly’s chambers” comes from a 1970 track by Thin Lizzy called Whiskey in the Jar, in which the line refers to a woman’s bedroom — a nod to traditional folk lyrics. Kings of Leon didn’t just borrow the title; they turned it into a more obvious sexual reference.
Musically, Molly’s Chambers is a masterclass in doing more with less. The opening riff is nothing fancy on paper, but its delivery and chords have a tension that never quite resolves.
What makes the track compelling decades on is how raw it still sounds. There’s no gloss, no padding — just a young band throwing everything they had into a riff-driven tune that nodded to the past while kicking the door into the future. Molly’s Chambers became one of the early clues that Kings of Leon weren’t just another garage band; they were students of rock history, willing to twist old ideas into something distinctly their own.
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