Cavetown - Alien Waves: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Alien Waves" 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.

A                E
I don’t really know how to write poetry
A                             E
But on nights like these the words
seem to flow straight through me
A                   E               F#
I don’t think you truly understand how
                    B  B/D#
much this means to me

I don't really know how to write poetry
But on nights like these the words seem
to flow straight through me
I don't think you truly understand how much
this means to me

I don't really know how to write poetry
But on nights like these the words seem
to come straight to me
And waves of silence and the way the trees
they sway so slowly
I don't truly understand it all

I don't really know how to write poetry
But on nights like these the words seem
to flow straight through me
I don't think you truly understand how much
this means to me

A
What do you want now?
E
What do you want now?
A
What do you want now?
E
What do you want now?
A
What do you want now?
E
What do you want now?
   F#                     G#m
I know there’s something you want
A                 B
Tell me what you want
   F#                     G#m
I know there’s something you want
A
Tell me what you want
F#                    G#m A B
Tell me what you want
F#                    G#m A B
Tell me what you want

E
What do you want? Woah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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

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