Allister - Potential Suicide: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Potential Suicide" 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.

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C            G        A#
She sits at home and tries
     F              C
to remember all the days
           G           A#
when everybody said nothing
                F
could bring her down
C          G
Now she's found that
     A#
she can't stand the
 F              C
site of her reflection
        G
in the windows of
      A#          F   F#
this beat up old town
G
She's packing all her
        C G
problems
Into a carry on bag
C G
She's packing all of her
            F
sorrow into one less silver
G
box labeled memories

Chorus:
C          G
And every night
            F
that she's alive
        G          C
Is a potential suicide
             G
And all the teardrops
           F
that she cries
      G
wont help her

C            G      A#
she goes to bed at night just
    F            C
to wake up to a nightmare
       G
and a headache that
     A#        F
will never go away
C            G        A#
She's doing time and hating
       F             C
every minute of it blaming
       G            A#
everything on something
             F
she can't escape
      C             G
She cries and she cries
    A#           F
But no one ever listens and
     C             G
She doesn't understand
         A#         F   F# G
why she can't slow down
G
She's packing all her
        C G
problems
Into a carry on bag
C G
She's packing all of her
            F
sorrow into one less silver
G
box labeled memories

Chorus:
C          G
And every night
             F
that she's alive
        G          C
Is a potential suicide
             G
And all the teardrops
           F
that she cries
      G
wont help her
C            G
And all the pain
              F
she's kept inside
         G
Doesn't help to
             C
cleanse her mind
              G
From all the heartache
          F     G
and the frustration

  Am                G
tonight And now it feels like
            F
she's been dealt a shitty hand
Am           G
She said "it is mine" but
     F             G/B G
she doesn't understand

Chorus:
C          G
And every night
            F
that she's alive
        G          C
Is a potential suicide
            G
And all the teardrops
         F
that she cries
     G
wont help her
C             G
  And all the pain
             F
she's kept inside
        G
Doesn't help to
            C
cleanse her mind
            G
And all the teardrops
         F   G
that she cries

Chorus:
C          G
And every night
            F
that she's alive
        G          C
Is a potential suicide
             G
And all the teardrops
           F
that she cries
      G
wont help her
C            G
And all the pain
              F
she's kept inside
         G
Doesn't help to
             C
cleanse her mind
              G
From all the heartache
          F     G      C G F
and the frustration tonight


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Potential Suicide" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Potential Suicide" by Allister.