Barracuda by Heart | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

Barracuda by Heart is one of their most popular songs and has been featured in numerous movies and commercials. Ann Wilson wrote the song out of anger when their record label made up a story about her sister being her lover. Sarah Palin tried to use it for her campaign theme song in 2008 until the band sued her.

You can learn to play Barracuda by Heart with guitar chords, lyrics and a strumming trainer directly in the Uberchord app. This app listens to your guitar chords and gives you visual feedback in real-time in case you make a mistake.

Key of the Song:

The original key of Barracuda by Heart is in E major.

Guitar Chords for Barracuda by Heart

To play this famous riff, it’s important to practice the picking pattern of down-down-up-down. If you’re a beginner, it may take time to get the little movements down and match this rhythm to the original song. You’ll also need to use your fret hand to mute the strings in between these patterns so that they sound separate.

Video Lesson

Barracuda by Heart – Lyrics with Chords

[Intro]
 
E        F#  G
 
Chords only, sorry
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------0--------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------0--------|
G|--1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-3-4----4---4\1--|  Repeat as
D|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-4-5----5---5\2--|  needed
A|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-4-5----5---5\2--|
E|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-2-3----0---3\0--|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
   E                                      C
     So this ain't the end - I saw you again today
                                 E
     I had to turn my heart away
                                           C
     Smile like the Sun - kisses for ev'ry one
                          E
     and tales - it never fails!
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                  C                    E
        You lying so low in the weeds
          C                        E
        I bet you gonna ambush me
                      D                            A
        You'd have me down, down, down, down on my knees
                 N.C.          E           F#  G
        Now wouldn't you, Barracuda?
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
     E                                          C
     Back over time when we were all trying for free
                                      E
     you met up with porpoise and me
                                            C
     No right, no wrong; selling a song - a name
             E
     Whisper game
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                   C                             E
        And if the real thing don't do the trick
                   C                        E
        You better make up something quick
                  D                                A
        You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick
                   E
        Oooh, Barracuda?
 
 
[Bridge]
 
      C
     "Sell me sell you" the porpoise said
     A                                        E
     Dive down deep, now.  Save my head. You ...
 
     I think that you got the blues too
     C
     All that night and all the next
     A
     Swam without looking back
                          E
     Made for the western pools - silly, silly fools
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                   C                             E
        And if the real thing don't do the trick
                   C                        E
        You better make up something quick
                  D                                A
        You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick
                   E
        Oooh, Barracuda?