Arctic Monkeys - Old Yellow Bricks: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Old Yellow Bricks" 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.
Am Em Old yellow bricks, love's a risk F Dm Quite the little escapologist Am Em Looked so miffed when you wished F Dm For a thousand places better than this Am Em You are the fugitive but you don't k now what you're running from F Dm You can't kid us and you couldn't trick anyone Am Em Houdini love, you don't F Dm know what you're running away from Chorus: Dm Em F Em Who wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up? Dm Em F Em Blinded by nostalgia Dm Em F Em Dm Who wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up? She was enraged by the way That the emperor put traps in the cage And the days she being dull Lead to nights reading beer bottles You're such a fugitive but you don't know what you're running from You can't kid us and you couldn't trick anyone Houdini love, you don't know what you're running away from Chorus Dm Em F Em You're at a loss, just because Dm Em F Em It wasn't all that you thought it was Dm Em F Em You are a fugitive but you don't know Dm Em F Em what you're running away from Dm Em F She said I want to sleep in Em the city that never wakes up Dm Em F Em And revel in nostalgia Dm Em F I know I said he wants to sleep in Em the city that never wakes up but Dm Dorothy was right though You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  Dm  Em  F  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 "Old Yellow Bricks" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Old Yellow Bricks" by Arctic Monkeys.