Foster the People - A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon" 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 A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Foster the People

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 "A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D#/A#
I can't blame you, and I can't save you
            Cm
But I will try
                          D#/A#
For you and I, for you and I-
won't find out all the dirty little
things that you've done
             Cm
But I will try I, I

                   D#/A#
I'm coming for you giants
and you liars and your chariots of fire
You charmers with your anecdotes have
                      Cm
started to show your true colors

Chorus:
             G#
And now I'm staring at the moon
                              A#
wondering why the bottom fell out
                   Gm
Been searching for answers and
                        G#
there's questions I've found
                                          A#
Open your eyes and share this burden somehow
                  Gm                           Cm
Are you ready to drink or are you waiting to drown?

I would break you before
I let you fall into the blind
For you and I, for you and I
I will breathe in all the truth I can stomach
If it keeps you alive
I, I

We've changed the dreamers and the preachers and the wise men on the hill
To concrete stepping smilers terrified to lose their power and control
Yeah, we've been crying for a leader to speak like the old prophets
The blood of the forgotten wasn't spilled without a purpose, or was it?

Chorus

C                          Em                        D#
Yeah, you'll never be whole, yeah, you'll never be whole
Until you lose control
G#                   D#
And think freely to smash the wall of apathy
  Dm7-5                        G                                 C
Stop your self-importance and lift the weight off somebody else

Yeah, you'll never be whole, yeah, you'll never be whole
Until you lose control
And stop drinking the wine that's been dripping
From lips of the gluttons and envying their bloody teeth

Yeah, you'll never be whole, yeah, you'll never be whole
Until you lose control



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon" by Foster the People.