Billy Talent - Turn Your Back: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Turn Your Back" 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 Turn Your Back Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Billy Talent

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 "Turn Your Back" smoothly on your guitar.

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

              Em
And when the clock strikes 12
         Bm
tell me where you gonna be?
Cleaning up the mess we've
        Em
made or watching your T-V?
           Em
And if you have to ask
     Bm
then you don't have a clue
There's snow in Arizona
               Em
while they're bombing in Beirut!

            Am
I hope some day
                  Em
when i'm dead and gone
             D
We learn to right
                    C
everything that's wrong
            Am
With loving hands
               Em
turn sick to strong
               D
Our time will tell if life
     C Bm C Bm C Bm C Bm C
goes on   on   on   on   on

Chorus:
Em
When the storm hits your front door
D
with a roar you can't ignore
     Bm       A         G
You run run away! but there's
   D/F#     Em
no place to hide mate!
Em
When the days turn into night
D
you don't got no chance to fight
       Bm         A
Cause you're too late! so
 G        D/F#     C
kiss your ass goodbye mate!

It just don’t make no sense,
there’s a million mouths to feed
We got military action over monetary need
And you can turn your back,
or you can plant the seed
You can choose compassion over universal greed

I hope some day
when I’m dead and gone
We learn to right
everything that’s wrong
With loving hands
turn sick to strong
Our time will tell
if life goes on, on, on, on, on

Chorus:
When the storm hits your front door
With a roar you can’t ignore
You run, run away!
But there’s no place to hide, mate!
When the days turn into night
You don’t got no chance to fight
‘Cause you’re too late!
So kiss your ass goodbye, mate!

When the storm hits your front door
With a roar you can’t ignore
You run, run away!
But there’s no place to hide, mate!
When the days turn into night
You don’t got no chance to fight
‘Cause you’re too late!
So kiss your ass goodbye, mate!

             Em
And you can turn your back
        D
but it won't go away
         C
And you don't look scared
         Bm
but you should be afraid
         Em
You can shut your mouth
          D
but you still have a say
         C
But you just don't care
       Bm
for tomorrow today - x2

        Am
Well no way! way! No way
no way no way no way!

Chorus:
Em
When the storm hits your front door
with a roar you can't ignore
You run run away! but there's
no place to hide mate!
Em
When the days turn into night
D
you don't got no chance to fight
       Bm         A
Cause you're too late! so
 G        D/F#     C
kiss your ass goodbye mate!



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Turn Your Back" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Turn Your Back" by Billy Talent.