Johnny Cash - Lately: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lately" 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.

C#                                 G#
Lately I've been thinking that you don't love me at all
                                   C#
Lately I've been reading and the writing on the wall
            F#                                 C#               F#
Is saying, looks like you'll be going and I've no sure way of knowing
     D#                                        C#
But somehow that's what I've been thinking lately

Lately you've been saying things that I don't understand
Lately you look through me as if I'm another man
Instead of your old one and only I'm beginning to get lonely
I've been feeling you'll be leaving lately

You might as well just stop it now because I already know
You wouldn't hurt me less if you just go ahead and go
You know your heart's already gone so you might as well go on
Things have not been working for us lately,
things have not been working for us lately


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 "Lately" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lately" by Johnny Cash.

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