Fall Out Boy - Thriller: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Thriller" 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.

D    A/C#                      G            A
Last summer, we took threes across the board
        D              A/C#           G          A
But by fall, we were a cover story, "now in stores"
Bm       A      G              D
Make us poster boys for your scene
     G          D           G
But we are not making an acceptance speech
        Bm                A                G          D
I have found the safest place to keep all our old mistakes
       G
Every dot com's refreshing for a journal update

Chorus:
    D             Bm
So long live the car crash hearts,
F#m                        A             G
Cry on the couch, all the poets come to life,
Bm         A
Fix me in forty-five - x2

I can take your problems away with a nod and a wave
Of my hand, 'cause that's just the kind of boy that I am
The only thing I haven't done yet is die
And it's me and my plus one at the afterlife
Crowds are won and lost and won again
But our hearts beat for the diehards

Chorus

D
Long live the car-crash hearts
(Long live the car-crash hearts)
Long live the car-crash hearts
(Long live the car-crash hearts)

    D
So long live the car-crash hearts
A/C#                      G
Cry on the couch all the poets come to life
           A
Fix me in forty-five


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Thriller" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Thriller" by Fall Out Boy.

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