Chords + Lyrics | Suspicious Minds
Intro
| G C/G | G C/G |
Verse 1
| G (C/G) | G (C/G) | C (F/C) | C (F/C) |
We’re caught in a trap, I can’t walk out.
| D (D6) | C (C6) | G (C/G)| G (C/G) |
Because I love you too much, baby.
| G (C/G) | G (C/G )| C (F/C) | C (F/C) |
Why can’t you see, what you’re doing to me.
| D (D6) | C (C6) | D C | Bm D7 |
When you don’t believe a word I say?
Chorus 1
| C | G | Bm | C D |
We can’t go on together with suspicious minds (with suspicious minds).
| Em | Bm | C | D |
And we can’t build our dreams, on suspicious minds.
Verse 2
So if an old friend I know, stops by to say hello.
Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?
Here we go again, asking where I’ve been.
You can’t see the tears are real I’m crying (yes I’m crying).
Chorus 2
| C | G | Bm | C D |
We can’t go on together, with suspicious minds (with suspicious minds).
| Em | Bm | C | B7 |
And we can’t build our dreams on suspicious minds.
Middle 8 (6/8 half time)
| 6/8 Em | Bm | C | D |
Oh, let our love survive, I’ll dry the tears from your eyes.
| Em | Bm | C | D | G |
Let’s don’t let a good thing die, when honey, you know I’ve never lied to you.
| C | G | 4/4 D7 |
Mmm, yeah, yeah.
Verse 3
We’re caught in a trap, I can’t walk out.
Because I love you too much, baby
Why can’t you see, what you’re doing to me.
When you don’t believe a word I say?
Outro
||: G (C/G) | G (C/G) | C (F/C) | C (F/C) |
||: Well don’t you know I’m, caught in a trap. I can’t walk out.
| D (D6) | C (C6) | G (C/G) | G (C/G) :||
Because I love you too much, baby. :||
Suspicious Minds Backing Tracks | Chord Analysis
Above, you’ll find backing tracks to use when learning Suspicious Minds. I’ve used stem separation to extract the guitar while keeping the drums, bass, keys, horns, 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 tracks, I’ve done this job for you by tuning it to 440Hz.
Chord Progressions – What’s Going On?
Based around a memorable guitar riff, Suspicious Minds‘ chords are more intricate than they might first appear.
Verse
The verse follows a progression somewhat similar to an 8-bar blues: I – IV – V – IV – I. However, the chords are often enriched by adding variations, such as mixing with the IV chord or introducing a 6th extension, as seen here:
| G (I) C/G (IV/5) | G C/G | C (IV) F/C (bVIIx/5) | C F/C |
| D (V) D6 | C (IV) C6 | G C/G | G C/G |
Chorus
In contrast, the chorus uses more straightforward chords, which provides a welcome release from the complexity of the verse:
| C (IV) | G (I) | Bm (III) | C (IV) D (V) |
| Em (VI) | Bm (III) | C (IV) | D (V) |
Simply viewing the chords doesn’t offer enough insight into how to play Suspicious Minds like the original recording. To master this, you’ll need TAB, keep scrolling to find it.
Once you’ve worked through the intricacies of this part, it will work equally well on both acoustic and electric guitars, making this chord chart a handy guide for gigs no matter the setup you find yourself in.
Suspicious Minds Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro Download
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Suspicious Minds chord chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Suspicious Minds iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key.
Suspicious Minds | TAB
Let’s look at the TAB for the entire verse, then unpack what’s going on.
As you can see, the G moves to a C/G and then back to G. This is why I’ve written G and (C/G) for the chords and lyrics at the top opf this guitar lesson—to indicate that it comes in and then returns.
The C – F/C – C line is identical, just transposed up a 4th. The D and (D6) section is slightly less busy, because the vocal becomes more intense here, so the part stays out of the way. The following C (C6) mirrors the earlier idea.
Using two repeating riffs like this is a clever arrangement technique—it feeds the listener’s ear with repetition and familiarity.
When you can play this TAB, try it along with the backing tracks and chord chart and see if you can build on this to play the other sections too.
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