Green Day - Uptight: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Uptight" 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 Uptight 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 "Uptight" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F#                 B
I woke up on the wrong side of the floor
F#                         B
Made made my way through the front door
F#                   B
Broke my engagement with myself
C#              B
Perfect picture of bad health
  C#                    B
another notch scratched on my belt
     C#                 B             F# B F# B C#
The future just ain't what it used to be

I got a new start on a dead end road
Peaked, peaked out on reaching new lows
Owed, I paid off all my debts to myself
Perfect picture of bad health
Another notch scratched on my belt
The future's in my living room

Chorus:
F#             B
Uptight I'm a nag with a gun yeah
F#            B
All night suicide's last call
          F#           C#
I've been uptight all night
                F# B C#
I'm a son of a gun
F#             B
Uptight I'm a nag with a gun yeah
F#            B
All night suicide's last call
          F#           C#
I've been uptight all night
                F# B C#
I'm a son of a gun - x3


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

F#

Guitar chord F#

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

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