Garbage - Time Will Destroy Everything: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Time Will Destroy Everything" 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.

Chorus:
 Gm            D# A#        F/A
Time will destroy everything
Time will destroy everything
Time will destroy everything
Time will destroy everything

Gm            D#
Oh, the world is rough
A#                            F/A
Its jaws crack open it will swallow you right up
     Gm            D#
The moment you're awake
A#                           F/A
The clock is ticking and it won't stop,
it don't stop

Chorus

I am ready for the last fight, the last fight
The last fight, the last fight
The last fight, the last fight

I am not shaking in my shoes
I am not waving in the wind
(Tick tock, tick tock)
I am not waving in the wind

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Time Will Destroy Everything" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Time Will Destroy Everything" by Garbage.

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