Keane - Phases: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Phases" 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.

     B                  G#m  F#
A plan is a work of art
    B                      G#m   E
A house built to fall apart
        F#
You’re digging for the answers
Crawl across the world to find
  B
There are just more questions
D#m
Waiting on the other side
 E
But you’re still here
                F#
You’re bleeding but you’re still here

Chorus:
  B                    D#m
Phases, the motion of our lives
E                   B    F#
Ages, the rote of changes
  B               D#m
Erases the ink before it dries
    E                     F#
On pages, it’s all just phases

We salvage the parts we can
And work on a better plan
Always on the outside
Fingers clinging on so tight
Kicking at the window
Dreaming of a better life
Take what you can
Just got to take what you can

Chorus

And sometimes you feel how good it is
And low tide gives way to high tide
And hard times, we watch them come and go
Like crazes, it's all just phases


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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