Duran Duran - Face for Today: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Face for Today" 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 Face for Today Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Duran Duran

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 "Face for Today" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Am
A little ray of comfort in the afternoon
    Dm
To brighten up the room
To lighten up your mood
     Am
The whole world is an ink s
pot on a plastic spoon
         Dm
You can fight it
Or invite it
                                       G
Live beside it, laughing 'til you're crying

Chorus:
F                A
Hold on to your time boy
 Dm       C          G
Don't be scared of what they'll say
F                   A
You'll pull it off fine girl
    Dm          C        G   Am
If you got the face for today

Around, around the wall of death
Around you go
What keeps you in the air
Is having not they care, yeah
And time flies like a dancing man
On crystal glow
You can find it, or invite it
Live beside it, laugh until you're crying

Chorus:
F                A
Hold on to your time boy
 Dm        C        G
Don't be scared of what they'll say
F                   A
You'll pull it off fine girl
        Dm        C          G
You've got that thing which makes us smile,
F                A
Hold on to your time boy
 Dm      C        G
Make up your own fat cache
F                   A
You'll pull it off fine girl
    Dm          C        G   Am
If you got the face for today

Chorus:
When you got the face for today, yeah
Hold on to your time, boy
Don't be scared of what they say
You're putting a fight, girl
You've got that things which makes them smile,
Hold on to your time, boy
Wake up on that speeding train
You're putting a fight, girl
If you got the face for today, yeah!
The face for today, yeah
The face for today, yeah



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Face for Today" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Face for Today" by Duran Duran.

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