She's Lost Control — Joy Division
Chords and lyrics for She's Lost Control by Joy Division (key of Gm).
Verse 1
1979, 12” Atmosphere in August 1980
(also in Substance and Heart and Soul). I used the Unknown Pleasures
version, and added at the end the
additional verse of the 12” version (note there is some minor lyrics
differences in other verses).
open D string as a drone. With a
guitar you can start from the 7th fret on G string, with the D string as a
drone. But starting from the
12h fret of the D string sounds better with a guitar, even if you lose the
open string.
Intro
(Drums)
(Riff 1)
[Verse 1] 0:30
[G]Confusion in her [A]eyes that says it [Bb]all
[C] She's lost [D]control
And she's [G]clinging to the [A]nearest passer [Bb]by
[C] She's lost [A]control
And she [G]gave away the [A]secrets of her [Bb]past
And [C]said "I've lost [D]control again"
And of a [G]voice that told her [A]when and where to [Bb]act
She [C]said "I've lost [A]control again"
[Instrumental] 0:57
(Riff 2)
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [D]
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [A]
[Verse 2] 1:16
And she [G]turned around and [A]took me by the [Bb]hand
And [C]said "I've lost [D]control again"
And [G]how I'll never [A]know just why or [Bb]understand
She [C]said "I've lost [A]control again"
And she [G]screamed out [A]kicking on her [Bb]side
And [C]said "I've lost [D]control again"
And seized [G]up on the [A]floor, I thought she'd [Bb]died
She [C]said "I've lost [A]control"
[G] She's lost [A]control again[Bb]
[C] She's lost [D]control
[G] She's lost [A]control again[Bb]
[C] She's lost [A]control
[Instrumental] 1:56
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [D]
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [A]
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [D]
[G][A](Riff [Bb]1) [C]x2[A]
[Verse 3] 2:36
And I had [G]to phone her [A]friend to state my [Bb]case
And [C]say "She's lost [D]control again"
And she [G]showed up all the [A]errors and [Bb]mistakes
And [C]said "I've lost [A]control again"
And she [G]expressed herself in [A]many different [Bb]ways
[C]Until she lost [D]control again
And [G]walked upon the [A]edge of no [Bb]escape
And [C]laughed "I've lost [A]control"
[G] She's lost [A]control again[Bb]
[C] She's lost [D]control
[G] She's lost [A]control again[Bb]
[C] She's lost [A]control
[Outro] 3:16
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [D]
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [A]
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [D]
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [A]
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [D]
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [A]
[Additional verse (long version)] 4:02
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [D]
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [A]
I could [G]live a little [A]better with the [Bb]myths and the lies
When the [C]darkness broke in, I just [D]broke down and cried
[G] [A] [Bb]I could live
a [C]little in a [A]wider line when the change is gone,
[G] When the [A]urge is gone[Bb]
[C] [D] to lose control...
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [A]
[G] [A] [Bb] [C] [D] When the urge is gone
[G][A][Bb][C](fading)[A]
[G][A](final[Bb] [C]riff)
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