Bastille - Way Beyond: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Way Beyond" 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.

Learn Way Beyond 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 "Way Beyond" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G#m     E                  C#m G#m
The animals break out their cages, now
G#m       E             C#m  G#m
Chaos is raining down around us
G#m           E                 C#m G#m
But here we stand with our arms folded
               G#m E     C#m G#m
Do you wanna be free of this?

When panic rises like the oceans
We just keep on flicking through the stations
'Cause if we don't post it doesn't happen
Oh I wanna be free of this

             E              F#     G#m
Have you and I been sleepwalking way too long?
               E             F#  G#m
Won't someone pour ice water on me?

Chorus:
         F#            B    E
It only matters if we care now,
           F#          G#m
If you're way beyond that
     E                  C#m          G#m
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders
         F#             B     E
And I remember when we cared now,
          F#          G#m
If you're way beyond that
     E                  C#m         G#m           F#
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders, my shoulders

Movies and news on television
Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference, oh
When real life's more fucked up than fiction
Do you wanna be free of this?

Have you and I been sleepwalking way too long?
Won't someone pour ice water on me?

Chorus:
It only matters if we care now, if you're way beyond that
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders
And I remember when we cared now, if you're way beyond that
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders

         F#         B             F#
I don't wanna play dumb, dumb anymore
                   G#m               E
I just wanna feel something, like before
                    B             F#
I don't wanna feel numb, numb anymore
              G#m               E  F#
I just wanna something, like before

Chorus:
It only matters if we care now, if you're way beyond that
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders
And I remember when we cared now, if you're way beyond that
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders, my shoulders


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord 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 "Way Beyond" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Way Beyond" by Bastille.