Bastille - Quarter Past Midnight: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Quarter Past Midnight" 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.
G# C# It's a quarter past midnight as we cut through the city (yeah, yeah, yeah) G# C# The streets are getting restless, good times, bad decisions (yeah, yeah) G# C# It's a quarter past midnight and the sirens are mending some hearts G# C# But we're the losers on the back seats singing "Love Will Tear Us Apart" G# C# It's a quarter past midnight, still avoiding tomorrow G# C# It's a quarter past midnight, but we're just getting going Chorus: C# G# We keep on running, running through a red light D# Fm Like we're trying to burn the night away C# G# Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh D# Fm Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh C# G# This is my favorite part, oh D# Fm Help me piece it all together darling C# G# Before it falls apart, oh D# Help me piece it all together It's a quarter past midnight And the speakers are blowing Yeah, yeah, we want the bodies on the billboards Not the lives underneath them Yeah, yeah, yeah, and now we're crawling up the walls again And it's a quarter past twelve And you said we'd leave this place in dust And fall from heaven straight through hell We never know what we have We never knew what we had Chorus: We keep on running Running through a red light Like we're trying to burn the night away Away-way, oh, away-way, oh Why are we always chasing after something Like we're trying to throw our lives away? Away-way, oh, away-way, oh This is my favourite part, oh Help me piece it all together, darling Before it falls apart, oh Help me piece it all together G# C# I can't remember, I can't remember G# C# I can't remember, I can't remember G# C# It's a quarter past midnight and the secrets are flowing G# C# Our lips are getting looser, I don't know what I'm saying G# We never knew what we had, never know what I've had Chorus: We keep on running Running through a red light Like we're trying to burn the night away Away-way, oh, away-way, oh Why are we always chasing after something Like we're trying to throw our lives away? Away-way, oh, away-way, oh This is my favourite part so Help me piece it all together, darling Before it falls apart Help me piece it all together You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#  D#  Fm  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 "Quarter Past Midnight" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Quarter Past Midnight" by Bastille.