Bad Religion - It's Only Over When...: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It's Only Over When..." 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.

     C
You never know that feeling till you try,
      D#      A#          D#           A#
That healing feeling can turn you all about.
    C
And you can see the second wave of life,
      D#       A#      D#                A#
That loser's triangle sets you down and out.

G#
Don't misread,
A#
Don't mislead,
C                   D# A#
You could be your only friend.

G#
But when the hammer comes down
A#
And you don't hear a sound,
         C#                  F
You can look all around and see...

Chorus:
          C F D# A#
That it's o-
G# A# C
-only over when you give up!
     C F D# A#
It's o-
G# A# C
-only over when you give up!

You never know that feeling till you try,
That healing feeling can turn you all about.
And you can see the second wave of life,
That loser's triangle sets you down and out.

Don't misread,
Don't mislead,
You could be your only friend.

But when the hammer comes down
And you don't hear a sound,
You can look all around and see...

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

G#

Guitar chord 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 "It's Only Over When..." on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It's Only Over When..." by Bad Religion.