5 Seconds of Summer - Airplanes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Airplanes" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Airplanes Guitar Chords and Lyrics by 5 Seconds of Summer

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Airplanes" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C           G
Most of my life
  F
I sat on my hands
I don't make a
     C
sound
Getting it
 G       F
right I made all
my plans lost never
     Am
found
Your right
       G
your smile can
light up the
F          Am
night night
Embers
     G
and neon signs paint
           Dm  F
up black sky sky

Chorus:
C         G/B
Airplanes cut
through the clouds
     F
Like angels can fly
we'll never die
C       G/B
Silence cut through
the night Like
 F
screams that are
on fire rising up
higher I've got
Dm
something to prove
nothing to lose
         F
In this city
in this city

All of this time
I questioned myself,
I never could wait
Looking for signs
Not asking for help,
I know it's too late

A love lost and buried here,
it comes to life, life
Make-believe worlds make us
all feel alive, 'live

Chorus

Am
I don't ever wanna
wait for this I
know that I was
made for this
F        C
I won't fade into
G/B  Am
dark I'm not gonna
say that I'm sorry
gonna see the end
of this story
F        C
I won't fade
     G/B  A#
into darkness

Chorus:
Airplanes cut through the clouds
Like angels can fly (We'll never die)
Sirens cut through the night
Like screams set on fire, rising up higher
I've got something to prove, nothing to lose
In this city, in this city, oh-oh-oh-oh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Airplanes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Airplanes" by 5 Seconds of Summer.