Adele - Skyfall: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Skyfall" 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.

     Cm         G# Fm7
This is the end,
                      Cm   G#     Fm
Hold your breath and count to ten.
               Cm        G#  Fm7
Feel the Earth move and then
              Cm/D   Gsus4 G
Hear my heart burst again.

         Cm         G#maj F7
For this is the end
      Fm7                    Cm G#maj7 F7
I’ve drowned and dreamt this moment,
   Fm7       Cm    G#maj7 F7
So overdue I owe them,
 Fm7          Cm/D G
Swept away I’m stolen.

Chorus:
              Cm
     Let the skyfall
     Cm/A#   G#maj7
     When it crumbles,
     G#maj7/G Fm7
     We will stand tall
         Fm7/D#  Cm/D   G
     And face it all together.

              Cm
     Let the skyfall
     Cm/A#   G#maj7
     When it crumbles,
     G#maj7/G  F
     We will stand tall
         F/D#    D
     And face it all together
     G     Cm  G# F
     At skyfall.
     Fm7       Cm  G# F Fm7
     That’s skyfall.

            Cm           G# F7
Skyfall is where we start,
   Fm7               Cm       G# F7
A thousand miles and poles apart,
       Fm7                Cm         G#
Where worlds collide and days are dark,
                 F7
You may have my number,
        Fm7          Cm/D
You can take my name,
                         Gsus4 G
But you’ll never have my heart.

Chorus:
     Let the skyfall
     When it crumbles,
     We will stand tall
     And face it all together.

     Let the skyfall
     When it crumbles,
     We will stand tall
     And face it all together
     G     Cm
     At skyfall.

   Cm
     Let the skyfall
     When it crumbles,
     We will stand tall

   Cm
     Let the skyfall
     When it crumbles,
     We will stand tall

                Fm9
   Where you go I go,
        Fm9/G   G#
   What you see I see,
               Cm/A#    Cm/B
   I know, I’d never be me
                 Cm
   Without the security
           G#
   Of your loving arms,
           Fm9
   Keeping me from harm.
            G7sus4
   Put your hand in my hand
               G
   And we’ll stand.

Chorus:
     Let the skyfall
     When it crumbles,
     We will stand tall
     And face it all together.

     Let the skyfall
     When it crumbles,
     We will stand tall
     And face it all together
     G     Cm
     At skyfall.

   Cm               Cm/A# G#maj7 G#maj7/G Fm7
     Let the skyfall
                   Fm7/D# Cm/D
     We will stand tall
     G     Cm
     At skyfall.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F

Guitar chord F

F7

Guitar chord F7

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

Fm9

Guitar chord Fm9

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#maj7

Guitar chord G#maj7

Gsus4

Guitar chord Gsus4

G7

Guitar chord G7

G7sus4

Guitar chord G7sus4

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 "Skyfall" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Skyfall" by Adele.