Death Cab for Cutie - St. Peter's Cathedral: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "St. Peter's Cathedral" 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 St. Peter's Cathedral Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Death Cab for Cutie

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 "St. Peter's Cathedral" smoothly on your guitar.

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

A#
St Peter's cathedral,
                                      D#
built of granite, ever fearful of the answer
         A#
When the candle in the tunnel is flickering
                         D#
and sputters and fading faster

It's only then that you will know
What lies above or down below
Or if these fictions only prove
How much you've really got to lose

At St. Peter's Cathedral, there is stained glass
There's a steeple that is reaching
Up towards the heavens, such ambition
Never failing to amaze me

It's either quite a master plan
Or just chemicals that help us understand
That when our hearts stop ticking
This is the end and there's nothing past this

                 A#
There's nothing past this
                 D#
There's nothing past this
                 A#
There's nothing past this
                 D#
There's nothing past this
                 Gm
There's nothing past this
                 D#
There's nothing past this
                 Gm
There's nothing past this
                 D#
There's nothing past this
                 A#
There's nothing past this

There's nothing past this
(There's nothing past this)
There's nothing past this
(There's nothing past this)
There's nothing past this
(There's nothing past this)
There's nothing past this
(There's nothing past this)
There's nothing past this


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

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 "St. Peter's Cathedral" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "St. Peter's Cathedral" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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