boygenius - Powers: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Powers" 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 Powers Guitar Chords and Lyrics by boygenius

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 "Powers" smoothly on your guitar.

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             G           B   C
How did it start? Did I fall into a
Em D C Bm Am G D
nuclear  reactor?
B7              Em           Bm        C
Crawl out with acid skin or somethin' worse
          Am G     D
A hostile alien ambassador?

B7       Em     Bm     C         Am       G
Or am I simply another of the universe's failed
    D
experiments?
       B7  Em           Bm    C         Am
Either way, I have been wonderin' just how
it is (How it is)
        D                                     C
I have never heard (Never heard) the tale of how
            G
I got my powers

    D       Am      C          G
Thrust into bein', careenin' along
       Em     F         C
On a crooked little trajectory
 D             Am          C      G
Dissolvin' in movement, a body in orbit
      Em           F          C
Or a roach on his way to the gutter

     C               G              D
The tail of a comet burned up in an instant,
       Am           C
the destruction of matter
           G             D           Am      C
There's no object to be seen in the supercollider
        G            D             Am
Just a light in the tunnel and whatever gets
  C
scattered
          G               D          Am        C
Life flashin' before the eye of whatever comes after
     G           D           Am
The force of our impact, the fission
     C          G            D        Am     C
The hum of our contact, the sound of our collisions


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

B

Guitar chord B

B7

Guitar chord B7

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord 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 "Powers" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Powers" by boygenius.