​a-ha - Under The Makeup: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Under The Makeup" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

F#m            A   D
This is how it ends
            G
Each on our own
F#m           A   D
Unless we pretend,
               G               Bm
meanwhile our heart turned to stone
           C#
Shaped by wind,
D             B/D#         E            C#/F
oh the slowly molded over time, here within.

Chorus:
F#m           D                  A
I, I want to see you, under the make up,
            C#m  E        F#m
let all the worry vanish away
         D                       A
I wanna hold you, like it's the first time
               C#m      E
Like you were still mine.

If you wanted out
Didn’t I let you go
If you wanted in
Didn’t I make it so
It could be
Tenderness escapes so easily

Chorus - x2

I, I want to see you
Under the makeup.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Under The Makeup" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Under The Makeup" by ​a-ha.

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