Dido - See You When You're 40: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "See You When You're 40" 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.

       D                               Bm7 G
I've driven round in circles for three hours
         D                         Bm7     G
It was bound to happen that I'd end up at yours
   D                         Bm7             G
I temporarily forgot there's better days to come
     D                              Bm7        G
I thought that I would give it just one more chance

Chorus:
       D       Bm7 G                 D        Bm7 G
Cos I want, tonight, what I've been waiting for
        D      Bm7 G                 D        Bm7 G
But I found, tonight, what I'd been warned about

You think you are complicated, deep mystery to all
Well, it's taken me a while to see, you're not so
special
All energy, no meaning with a lot of words
So paper thin that one real feeling could knock you
down

Chorus:
And I've seen, tonight, what I'd been warned about
I'm gonna leave, tonight, before I change my mind

So see you when you're 40, lost and all alone
Being comforted by strangers you'll never need to
know
Not sad because you lost me
But sad because you thought it was cool to be sad

You think misery will make you stand apart from the
crowd
Well if you had walked past me today I wouldn't
have picked you out
I wouldn't have picked you out
I wouldn't have picked you out

Chorus:
Now I've seen, tonight, how could I waste my time?
And I'll be on my way, and I won't be back
Cause I've seen, tonight, what I've been warned
about
You're just a boy, not a man, and I'm not coming
back

And I'm not coming back
What I'd been warned about

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

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 "See You When You're 40" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "See You When You're 40" by Dido.