Joy Division - Leaders of Men: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Leaders of Men" 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
Born from some mother's womb
Just like any other room
Made a promise for a new life
Made a victim out of your life

E
When your time's on the door
F
And it drips to the floor
E
And you feel you can touch
B
All the noise is too much
E
And the seeds that are sown
F                  B
Are no longer your own

Just a minor operation
To force a final ultimatum
Thousand words are spoken loud
Reach the dumb to fool the crowd

When you walk down the street
And the sound's not so sweet
And you wish you could hide
Maybe go for a ride
To some peep show arcade
Where the future's not made

A nightmare situation
Infiltrate imagination
Smacks of past Holy wars
By the wall with broken laws

Chorus:
     G          F
The leaders of men
Born out of your frustration
The leaders of men
Just a strange infatuation
The leaders of men
Made a promise for a new life

No saviour for our sakes
To twist the internees of hate
Self induced manipulation
To crush all thoughts of mass salvation


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

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 "Leaders of Men" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Leaders of Men" by Joy Division.