Fall Out Boy - The Kids Aren’t Alright: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Kids Aren’t Alright" 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 The Kids Aren’t Alright Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Fall Out Boy

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 "The Kids Aren’t Alright" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F#
Stuck in the jet wash
      B
Bad trip I couldn't get off
            D#m
And maybe I bit off more than I could chew
         B
And overhead of the aqua blue
               F#
Fall to your knees bring on the rapture
                B
Blessed be the boys time can't capture
    D#m
On film or between the sheets
                         B
I always fall from your window to the pitch black streets
               B
And with the black banners raised
        D#m
As the crooked smiles fade
B                  D#m
Former heroes who quit too late
B                       D#m         C#
Just wanna fill up the trophy case again

Chorus:
           F#                   B
And in the end, I'd do it all again
                         D#m
I think you're my best friend
                         B
Don't you know that the kids aren't all,
kids aren't alright
         F#                      B
I'll be yours, when it rains it pours
                     D#m
Stay thirsty like before
                         B
Don't you know that the kids aren't all,
kids aren't alright

I'm not passive but aggressive
Take note, it's not impressive
Empty your sadness like you're dumping your purse
On my bedroom floor
We put your curse in reverse
And it's our time now if you want it to be
Maul the world like the carnival bear set free
And your love is anemic and I can't believe
That you couldn't see it coming from me
And I still feel that rush in my veins
It twists my head just a bit to think
All those people in those old photographs
I've seen are dead

Chorus

         D#m                      F#
And sometimes I just want to sit around,
                 B
and gaze at my shoes yeah
                     D#m           F#
And let your dirty sadness fill me up,
             B
just like a balloon

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

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 "The Kids Aren’t Alright" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Kids Aren’t Alright" by Fall Out Boy.

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