Bastille - Icarus: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Icarus" 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.
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Learn Icarus Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bastille
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 "Icarus" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C Look who's digging their own grave, that is what they all say Em D You'll drink yourself to death C Look who makes their own bed, lies right down within it Em D What will you have left? Out on the front doorstep, drinking from a paper cup You won't remember this Living beyond your years, acting out all their fears You feel it in your chest C G Your hands protect the flames, Em D from the wild winds around you Chorus: Em C G D Icarus is flying too close to the sun Em C G D Icarus' life, it has only just begun Em It's just begun Standing on the cliff face, highest fall you'll ever grace It scares me half to death Look out to the future, but it tells you nothing So take another breath Your hands protect the flames From the wild winds around you Chorus: Icarus is flying Too close to the sun And Icarus' life It has only just begun This is how it feels To take a fa-a-all Icarus is flying Towards an early grave C D Put up your defences when you leave B/D# Em You leave because you're certain C D Of who you want to be C D You're putting up your armour when you leave B/D# Em And you leave because you're certain C D Of who you want to be, ohhh Chorus: Icarus is flying Too close to the sun And Icarus' life It has only just begun This is how it feels To take a fa-a-all Icarus is flying Towards an early grave You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  D  D#  Em  G  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 "Icarus" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Icarus" by Bastille.