Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Certain Romance" 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.

B
Well, oh they might wear classic Reeboks
B
Or knackered Converse
B
Or tracky bottoms tucked in socks
E
But all of that's what the point is not
                                Em
The point's that there ain't no romance around there
B
And there's the truth that they can't see
B
They'd probably like to throw a punch at me
B       E
And if you could only see them, then you would agree
                           Em
Agree that there ain't no romance around there

Chorus:
    G#m             F#m7
You know, oh it's a funny thing you know
       E
We'll tell 'em if you like
       Em
We'll tell 'em all tonight
               B
They'll never listen
              G#m
Because their minds are made up
     C#m                     F#              B
And course it's all okay to carry on that way

'Cause over there there's broken bones
There's only music so that there's new ringtones
And it dun't take no Sherlock Holmes
To see it's a little different around here
Don't get me wrong though, there's boys in bands
And kids who like to scrap with pool cues in their hands
And just 'cause he's had a couple of cans
He thinks it's all right to act like a dickhead

Chorus

           G#m
But I said no
   F#m7
Oh no!
         E               Em
Well you won't get me to go!
B             G#m
Not anywhere, not anywhere
      C#m     F#
No, I won't go
        B
Oh no no!

But over there, there's friends of mine
What can I say? I've known 'em for a long long time
And they might overstep the line
But you just cannot get angry in the same way
No, not in the same way
Said, not in the same way
Oh no, oh no, no


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "A Certain Romance" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Certain Romance" by Arctic Monkeys.

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