Fall Out Boy - What a Time To Be Alive: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "What a Time To Be Alive" 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.
F#m G#m A C#m B Sometimes you wonder if we're ever looking back G#m F#m G#m A C#m B At a picture of two thousand nineteen G#m F#m G#m A C#m B And saying, "That's the way, the world, it used to be G#m Asus4/E Before our dreams started bursting at the seams" We're out here and we're ready, we're here and we're ready To livestream the apocalypse I don't care if it's pretty, the view's so pretty From the deck of a sinkin’ ship, yeah, oh A G#m C#m Oh 'cause everything is lit except my serotonin, yeah A G#m C#m Everything is lit but my lightning bolt brain A G#m C#m Asus4/D Asus2/B Everything is lit Chorus: A7/F# B/G# A C#m7 B G#m But baby, please, I just need someone to hold me A7/F# B/G# A C#m7 B G#m Even though you don't even know me A7/F# B/G# A C#m7 B G#m Oh, I'm going neon in the night time Asus4/E A7/F# B/G# A Oh, what a time to be alive C#m7 B G#m A7/F# B/G# A What a time to be a - live C#m7 B G#m A7/F# B/G# A What a time to be a - live C#m7 B G#m Asus4/E What a time to be a - live They say that I should try meditation But I don't wanna be with my own thoughts (own thoughts) It never felt that much like medication And I just wanna be your cherry on top We're out here and we’re ready, we're here and we're ready To livestream the apocalypse And I'm goin' on and on and on Make me like a charm on your necklace, oh, your necklace Oh, 'cause everything is lit except my serotonin, yeah Everything is lit but my lightning bolt brain Everything is lit Chorus: But, baby, please, I just need someone to hold me (Someone to hold me, yeah) Even though you don't even know me Oh, I'm goin' neon in the night-time Oh, what a time to be alive What a time to be alive What a time to be alive What a time to be alive F#m G#m A What a time to be alive B C#m F#/A# Asus4/D To be alive Chorus: When, when, when I said, "Leave me alone", this isn't quite what I meant I got the quarantine blues, bad news, what's left? So, it seems the vulture's gettin' too full to fly, oh What a time to be alive What a time to be alive What a time to be alive What a time to be alive What a time to be alive (What a time, what a time to be alive) What a time to be alive (What a time, what a time to be alive) What a time to be alive (What a time, what a time to be alive) What a time to be alive Sometimes you wonder if we're ever lookin' back You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A7  A#  Asus2  Asus4  B  C#m  C#m7  D  E  F#  F#m  G#  G#m  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. |
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