Song 2 chords by Blur

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Song 2 | Chords + Lyrics (tune down 1/2 step)

Intro

||: N.C :|| x4
||: F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 :|| Clean

||: F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 :|| x4 Distorted
||: Woo-hoo :|| x4

Verse 1

| F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 | F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 |
I got my head checked, by a jumbo jet.
| F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 | F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 |
It wasn’t easy, but nothing is. No.

Chorus 1

| F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 |
(Woo-hoo) When I feel heavy metal.
| F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 |
(Woo-hoo) and I’m pins and I’m needles.
| F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 |
(Woo-hoo) well I lie and I’m easy.
| F#5 | A | D5 | D5 |
All of the time but I’m never sure why I need you. Pleased to meet you!

Instrumental

||: F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 :||

Verse 2

| F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 | F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 |
I got my head done, when I was young.
| F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 | F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 |
It’s not my problem, it’s not my problem.

Chorus 2

Outro

||: F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 :||
||: Yeah, yeah :|| x3
| F#5 N.C |
Oh, yeah

Song 2’s chords and chord progression

Mainly using 5 chords, Song 2 creates a forward-moving loop by positioning the I and VI chords at the end of a bar each. This way, the chord progression never feels rested.

The main progression is only two bars long with the first bar going from F#5 (II) – E5 (I). In bar two, we go A5 (IV) – B5 (V) – C#5 (VI).

Again, because the chords are 5 chords, we don’t feel completely sure which of these are supposed to be major or minor.

At the end of the chorus, we go outside the key as we move from F#5 (II) – A (IV), then to a D5 (bVII). The final D5 chord really creates great tension, giving us relief when the never-ending loop returns.

Song 2 was a joke song

At the end of the Brit Pop era, Blur released Song 2 to the adoring U.K. press and punters of 1997.

Initially written as a joke song by the band, they were dumbfounded when their A&R man took an instant likening to it, insisting it had to be a single.

Clearly the right decision, Song 2 hit the top 10 in 8 countries and was the best-performing single from the band’s self-titled fifth album.

More than a couple of decades later, Song 2 is still a hit for cover bands, as long as your bass player has a fuzz pedal, or you have a fuzz/octave, Song 2 is the perfect choice to get the party going, at least if you’re gigging in England!

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