Caroline Polachek - Insomnia: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Insomnia" 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.

C            Em         G  C
How long can sunlight stay warm in the storm
Em        G        C
How long 'til the bathroom's cold

Chorus:
      D#  A#     Cm        G#    D#
Come dawn, come day, come half-awake
      A#         Cm         G#         D#
Come blue, come grey, come waves that break
         A#          Cm    Gm  G#   D#
And it's not enough, no reply, no relief

Dreams of dry fields
That once were green
Burned by someone just like me

Chorus

C#       Cm      G#
 Hold on,   Hold on
    Gm     F      Gm          Dm D#
To save a single living piece of us
A#      Cm
I still got it
   Gm             G#
I still got your heat


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Insomnia" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Insomnia" by Caroline Polachek.