Joy Division - Exercise One: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Exercise One" 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.

             G                     F#
When you're looking at life in a strange new room
Maybe drowning soon, is this the start of it all?
Turn on your TV, turn down your pulse
            G                    F#          Em
Turn away from it all, it's all getting too much

When you're looking at life, deciphering scars
Just who fooled who? Sit still in their cars
The lights look bright when you reach outside
Time for one last ride before the end of it all


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "Exercise One" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Exercise One" by Joy Division.