Green Day - Troubled Times: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Troubled Times" 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 Troubled Times Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Green Day

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 "Troubled Times" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Am            G                 Dm    C
What good is love and peace on earth?
     E
When it's exclusive?
Am                G              Dm   C
Where's the truth in the written word?
    E
If no one reads it
Dm         G
A new day dawning
C     C/B     Am    Am/G
Comes without warning
Dm C             E
So don't blink twice

Chorus:
                    Am   F C G Am F C
We live in troubled times
    E               Am   F C G Am F C E
We live in troubled times

What part of history we've learned
When it's repeated?
Some things we'll never overcome
If we don't seek it

The world stops turning
Paradise burning
So don't think twice

Chorus:
                     Am  F C G Am F C
We live in troubled times
    E                Am  F C
We live in troubled times
    G            Am  F  C E
We live in troubled times

            Dm  G
We run for cover
         C           C/B     Am  G
Like a skyscraper's falling down
        F    E                 Am
Then I wander like a troubled mind

What good is love and peace on earth
When it's exclusive?
Where's the truth in the written word
If no one reads it?

A new day dawning
Comes without warning
So don't look twice

Chorus:
                     Am  F C G Am F C
We live in troubled times
    E                Am  F C
We live in troubled times
    G            Am  F   C
We live in troubled times
    E                Am  F C G Am F C
We live in troubled times
    E                Am  F C
We live in troubled times
    G            Am  F   C E
We live in troubled times


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Troubled Times" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Troubled Times" by Green Day.

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