alt-J - Last Year: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Last Year" 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.

G        A                D
January came and took my heart away
D   Em D  A  G
Feb-ru-a-ry felt the same
F#m       Em               D
March, my hugs became hold ons
D        A                    G
April, I huffed like porridge on the boil
G            A                 D
Morning May, I'm downwind from your shampoo
D Em   D   A    G                      Em
Ichi, ni, san, go, roku, nana, hachi, kyuu, jyuu
D                  A               G
June, I learned to count to ten in Japanese

G               A           D
Dry July, like wiping skin from my skull
  D     Em  D   A  G
Instead, I visited family
F#m          Em
They told me I'm special
A   G
Hmm

Augustus came and stabilised me with my
father's pain
Relieving drug, diazepam
Life floats away
October, I swam back for my birthday
Firework display in a cafeteria of my old school
Happier my coal-black sleep in my cold, deep bed
December, you sang at my funeral

        D/A             Bm           D
If it's depths to your rivers, I've picked one for
 A
you
    D/A         Bm     D           A
Oh, greedy with Ss but equalled by Is
        D/A             Bm            D
If it's stones for your pockets, I've collected a
 A
few
   D/A      Bm
To hold you down
   D        A
To hold you down

Chorus:
G      A      D            G
Mississippi, come back to me
G          A           D           G
Oh, Mississippi, your cold, black sleep
G    A     D  G
Oh, Mississippi
D   A   D
Oh, oh, oh

Chorus:
G      A      D            G
Mississippi, come back to me
G            A                D           G
Come, Mississippi, from your cold, black sleep
G    A     D  G
Oh, Mississippi
D  A D
Hmm
D  A D
Hmm


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Last Year" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Last Year" by alt-J.