Alvvays - Red Planet: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Red Planet" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Red Planet Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Alvvays

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Red Planet" smoothly on your guitar.

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

      Em                      Bm7/E
It's been almost twenty years on the red planet
   Em                            Bm7/E                 D
​A place where there are no tears, it is just water floating
                        D
​No, they're not quite emoting

​I dream of the other days, of the times I held you
​Left in an autumn blaze, now I idle in bubbles
​Just collecting the rubble

Chorus:
        C              D             C             Bm
​Well I waited for you out here, but that was just delusional
          C                 D           C                  Bm7
​And I've painted all these pictures of Earth, but that's unusual
   Am7      G
​Unusual to you

​Met at a seminar, shared the same table
​Brushed by you at the bar, didn't match your description
​It soon became my prescription

​I think of the junipers in the spring growing
​Fall up on Jupiter, it doesn't draw a reaction
​Temporary distraction
​
Chorus:
And I've waited for you out here, but that may be delusional
And I've painted all these pictures of Earth, but that's unusual
Unusual to you
​​Unusual, unusual, unusual to you​

       C            D           C              D
And I waited for forever, and that was just delusional
         C                 Bm          Am7                G
So I've painted all these pictures of Earth, but that's unusual
  C        G/B      Am7       G
Unusual, unusual, unusual to you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

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 "Red Planet" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Red Planet" by Alvvays.