Paranoid Android was inspired by a bad experience Thom Yorke had at a Los Angeles bar, reflecting Yorkes desire for an insane, schizophrenic pop song, much like a dystopian, screwball fantasy equivalent to the movie Taxi Driver. Recorded in four distinct sections, originally intended to be like a symphony, it serves as the second single from Radioheads 1997 album OK Computer and is often hailed as one of the bands greatest works.
Key: Cm
Introduction:
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D#
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D#
Gm
Bb
Asus4#5/E
A7(4)
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Bb
Asus4#5/E
A7(4)
Cm
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Eb
(
Gm
A#
A4
) Please could you stop the noise, I'm trying to get some rest
Cm
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(
Gm
A#
A4
) From all the unborn chicken voices in my head
Gm
D9
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Gm
What's this? (I may be paranoid, but not an android)
Gm
D9
E
What's this? (I may be paranoid, but not an android)
Gm
D9
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Gm
What's this? (I may be paranoid, but not an android)
Gm
D9
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What's this? (I may be paranoid, but not an android)
Am
Ab
C
D
Ambition makes you look pretty ugly
Am
Ab
C
D
Kicking, squealing, gucci little piggy You don't remember
Cm
G
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Rain down, rain down
Dm
A
Dm
Dm7
Come on rain down on me
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From a great height
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From a great height... height... Rain down, rain down