alt-J - Matilda: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Matilda" 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.
This is from
This is from
D G
This is from Matilda
Em G
Just like Johnny Flynn said, 'the breath
Bm A
I've taken and the one I must' to go
Em
on.
G Bm
Put the grenade pin in your hand, so you
A Em
understand who's boss.
G Bm A
My defeat sleeps top to toe with her success.
Chorus:
Em
Oh this is from
A
This is from
D G
This is from Matilda
Em D G
And she needs you
D Em
This is for Matilda
D G
And she needs you
D Em
This is for Matilda
Just like Johnny Flynn said
"The breath I've taken and the one I must" to go on
Put the grenade pin in your hand,
so you understand who's boss
My defeat sleeps top-to-toe with her success
Chorus:
Oh, this is from
This is from
This is from Matilda
And she needs you
This is from Matilda
And she needs you
This is from Matilda
And she needs you
This is from Matilda
Elle a besoin de toi
Cela vient de Matilda
Chorus:
And she needs you
This is from Matilda
And she needs you
This is from Matilda
And she needs you
This is from Matilda
And she needs you (This is from Matilda)
This is from Matilda
This is from Matilda
This is from Matilda
Matilda
Matilda
Matilda
You can simplify chords by removing barre
| TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Bm  D  Em  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 "Matilda" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Matilda" by alt-J.