Death Cab for Cutie - My Mirror Speaks: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "My Mirror Speaks" 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#m	    A	     E
With every sun that sets I am feeling more
A		      E         B
Like a stranger on a foreign shore
C#m	  A	  B			A      E
With an eroding beach disappearing from under me

And when my mirror speaks, it never minces words
'Cause these eyes don't shine half as bright
As they used to do and they haven't for
quite a while

Chorus:
	      A		        E
'Cause I'm a man who hides from all that binds
      A		     E
In a mess of fading lines
	       A		E
And there's a tangled thread inside my head
      G#	       A
With nothing on either end

I always fall in love with an open door
With a horizon on an endless sea
As I look around the ones who were
standing right in front of me
And then my mirror speaks with irreverence
Like a soldier I can't command
As it sees a frightened child in the body
of a full-grown man

Chorus:
And he's a man who hides from all that binds
And a mess of fading lines
And there's a tangled thread inside his head
With nothing on either end
There's nothing on the ends

B		B/A	B/G#	B/C#
A new position for a different view
B		    B/A		B/G#	B/C#
But nothing changes but the slightest hues
B	   B/A     B/G#	    B/C# B
When I am standing face to face

Chorus:
With a man who hides from all that binds
And a mess of fading lines
And there's a tangled thread inside his head
With nothing on either end

Well, I'm a man who hides from all that binds
And a mess of fading lines
And there's a tangled thread inside my head
With nothing on either end

'Cause I'm a man who hides from all that binds
And a mess of fading lines
And there's a tangled thread inside my head
With nothing on either end
There's nothing on the ends
No, there's nothing on the ends



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

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 "My Mirror Speaks" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "My Mirror Speaks" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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