Drake Bell - Don't Preach: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Don't Preach" 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.

Dm/A A          Dm/A         A
You say that I suck and I'm lousy
Dm/A A            G
You say I can't write, not yet
Dm/A A     Dm/A     A
You always told me how to be
Dm/A A          G
Now I'm sick of it

Chorus:
 D                      A
Sorry doesn't make it okay
     Bm                         D
When I'm the one who paid your way
        Dm/A A
Don't preach

You're drilling a hole in my ceiling
Too bad it won't rain
But who's living without any feeling
So don't you complain

Chorus:
Sorry doesn't make it okay
When I'm the one that paid your way
Sorry doesn't make it okay
When I'm the one that paid your way
Don't preach

                          G D
I can't believe what you say
         A         G#  G         G#  A
How you live, how you love, how you lie
         G#  G      D
You took my money away
          A   G#      G         G#  A
Made me sleep on the floor that I bought
       G#    G       D
But I don't care anyway
          A          G#   G      G#    A
'Cause I laugh when you cry, do you think
      G#    G         D
 You would die if I said
         Dm/A A
"Don't preach"?

Chorus:
Sorry doesn't make it okay
When I'm the one that paid your way
Sorry doesn't make it okay
When I'm the one that paid your way

A
The house, the bed, the cars and the front door
(cars and the front door)
How's it feel now that it's paid for
(now that's it's paid for)
Already paid for
(already paid for)
Already paid for
(already paid for)
Already paid for
(already paid for)
Already paid for
(already paid for)

A       A/G       A A/G A A/G A A/G
Everybody's paid for
A       A/G       A A/G A A/G A A/G
Everybody's paid for
A       A/G       A A/G A A/G A A/G
Everybody's paid for
A       A/G       A
Everybody's paid for


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Bm

Guitar chord 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 "Don't Preach" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don't Preach" by Drake Bell.