Keane - Difficult Year: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Difficult Year" 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 Difficult Year Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Keane

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 "Difficult Year" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F     C      G          C
It's been a difficult year
F      C         G
Slack time gone wasted
F          C      G         C
It's just been a difficult year
       F        C/E    Gsus4   C  G
And I wish we'd been together to face it

Some days it seems okay
Got some good friends around me
But I'm still scared of losing my head
I guess there's just something selfish about me

Chorus:
         F         C         F         C
A dozen months go by as you wait for a sign
          F     C            Am     F
For the sky to boil above a sea of wine
          F        C     F          C
For some road to grow before your eyes
         F   C   G      F
For some act of God to set you right

I've had a little bad luck
Well, it's mostly my own making
I thought I had it all sewn up
But I was so badly mistaken

Chorus:
A dozen months go by, used to wait for a sign
For the sky to boil above a sea of wine
For some road to grow before your eyes
For some guiding star to shine her light

   F       G       C       F
Is it too late to find someone to
 F           G        C          F
Shield you when your nerves are raw?
      F       G       C        F
Just say and sing it like you mean it
F  C/E      G  C      F
I need you now and forevermore

Yeah, is it too late to find someone to
Shield you when your nerves are raw?
Just say and scream it like you mean it
I need you now and forevermore
Yeah, I need you now and forevermore

It's been a difficult year
I just wish we'd been together to face it


You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose

Reset

Font Size

Reset

Simplify chords by removing barre

Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gsus4

Guitar chord Gsus4

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 "Difficult Year" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Difficult Year" by Keane.