Don McLean - Aftermath: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Aftermath" 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.
G Windows in a silent room, sunlight burns the walls to black Am Angles and dimensions melt while colors drip and pillows crack Bm Reflections of my memories like pictures pasted on a sheet Am G The ribbon film of separate frames lying curled up at my feet G D/F# The film is just a snake design and the photographs are fading fast F G These are not memories of mine I have no future, no past D I've seen a thousand afternoons dissolve into the night D Like sugar crystals on a spoon they disappear from sight Em7 A Gray days from the crispest morning to the G F# Em7 A warmest afternoon in this room D C And I like to draw the face I saw so long ago D C D My image in the mirror tells the jagged lines which way to go Em7 A G The black and white description of the sole F# survivor of the Holocaust G All the rest were lost Do you see this paper face? It has no color or no mood My eyes are ageless, as am I. I need no sleep, I need no food I am a king, but like a child the other children laugh at me Tongues of fire, wagging wild they dance around me merrily I'll kill them all and if I fail I'll kill whoever I can find Then they'll beg me to be kind My eyes have seen far more than eyes can ever tell This planet plunged through mushroom fires of earthly hell I know that my sweet Jesus said that he'd return But Babylon has fallen and the cities burn You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  C  D  Em7  F  F#  G  Bm  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 "Aftermath" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Aftermath" by Don McLean.