David Bowie - Across the Universe: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Across the Universe" 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 Across the Universe Guitar Chords and Lyrics by David Bowie

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 "Across the Universe" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D                 F#m               C
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a papercup
       Em7                         A
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
D                F#m               C
Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind
    G           Gm          D
possessing and caressing me

Chorus:
A7
Nothing’s gonna change my world
 G                         D
Nothing’s gonna change my world
A7
Nothing’s gonna change my world
 G                         D
Nothing’s gonna change my world

Images of broken light
which dance before me like a million eyes
They call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like the restless wind inside a letterbox
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe

A7
Nothing’s gonna change my world
 G                         D
Nothing’s gonna change my world

Sounds of laughter, shades of life
Are ringing through my open ears
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love,
which shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on and on across the universe

Chorus:
Nothing's going to change my world
Nothing's going to change my world
Nothing's going to change my world
Nothing's going to change my world
Nothing's going to change my world
Nothing's going to change my world

Nothing, nothing, nothing
Nothing's going to
Nothing's going to change my world
Nothing, nothing, nothing
Nothing's going to
Nothing's going to change my world
Nothing's going to change it
Nothing's going to change it
Hey, nothing's going to change it
Nothing's going to change it
Nothing's going to change it
Nothing's going to change it
Nothing's going to change my world
Nothing going to change it
Nothing going to change it
(No, no, no, no, no, no)
Nothing's going to change my world


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Across the Universe" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Across the Universe" by David Bowie.

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