Beach House - Alien: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Alien" 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.

Emaj7       Amaj7          B            A
City light, white on white in your eyes
Emaj7             Amaj7     B               A
Stings your face, alien, before it slips away

Paper dolls on the wires set on fire
That which comes between us takes us all away

Chorus:
Emaj7  Amaj7
Sorry, sometimes
  G#m           B
I get carried away

Emaj7
Up on the movie screen
G#m                         Amaj7 G#m Amaj7 B G#m
Black beauty limousines for you
Emaj7
These dreams of Chelsea days
G#m                           Amaj7 G#m Amaj7 B G#m
Fake flowers to the grave for you
Emaj7
Helpless and glimmering
G#m                             Amaj7 G#m Amaj7 B G#m
Dear Sundays, up all night with you

Chorus:
Sorry, sometimes
I get carried away
Sorry, sometimes
I get carried away
Sorry, sometimes
Helpless and glimmering
Fake flowers to the grave for you
I get carried away
Sorry, sometimes
Up on the movie screen
Fake flowers to the grave for you
I get carried away
Sorry, sometimes
Helpless and glimmering
Fake flowers to the grave for you
I get carried away


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Amaj7

Guitar chord Amaj7

Amaj

Guitar chord Amaj

Emaj

Guitar chord Emaj

Emaj7

Guitar chord Emaj7

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 "Alien" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Alien" by Beach House.