Arctic Monkeys - Secret Door: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Secret Door" 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.

18+
A#        D#m              Gm
Fools on parade cavort and carry on
            Dm
For waiting eyes
                Cm                       Dm
Ones you would rather be beside than in front of
          Cm                         F
But she's never been the kind to be hollowed by the stares

     Gm      Dm     A#         F
She swam out of tonight's phantasm
Gm         Dm       A#       F      Gm Dm
Grabbed my hand and made it very clear
        A#          F             Gm  Dm A# F
There's absolutely nothing for us here
        Gm           Dm
It's a magnolia celebration
        A#                     F
To be attended on a Wednesday night
      Gm                        Dm
It's better that than get a reputation
     A#                F
As a miserable little tyke
    Gm                  Dm
At least that's the conclusion
     A#              F    Gm Dm A#
She came to in this overture

Dm                       Gm
The secret door swings behind us
             Cm
She's saying nothing
            A#        Dm
She's just giggling along

Her arms were folded most indignant
Not looking like she was soon to leave
I had to squint in order to believe
Then like a butler pushing on a bookshelf
I'm unveiling the unexpected
I, who was earlier reluctant
Was suddenly embarrassed and corrected
How could such a creature survive in such a habitat?

Dm                       Gm
The secret door swings behind us
              Cm
She's saying nothing
           Gm
She's just giggling along
Dm                   Gm
Even if they were to find us
            Cm             Dm          F
I wouldn't notice, I'm completely occupied

           A#        D#m
At all the fools on parade
           Gm                   Dm
Cavort and carry on for waiting eyes
               Cm                        Dm
Ones you would rather be beside than in front of
           Cm
But she's never been the kind
       F
To be hollowed by the stares

A#        D#m               Gm
Fools on parade frolic and fuck about
           Dm               Cm
To make a gaze turn to a scribble on
             Dm
a page by a picture
                 Cm
That holds her absence
                     F
But you're daft to think she'd care
A#         D#m Gm Dm
Fools on parade
Cm         Dm  Cm F
Fools on parade
A#         D#m
Fools on parade
           Gm       Dm Cm Dm Cm F
Conduct a sing-along


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Secret Door" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Secret Door" by Arctic Monkeys.

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