Kings of Leon - A Wave: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Wave" 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 A Wave Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Kings of Leon

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 "A Wave" smoothly on your guitar.

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

     D#                D#6
Oh, wave crash down on me
           D#        D#6
Until I'm whole again
      D#
Like days of old
   D#6            D#maj7 D#6
I see myself and rise

I'm drying out in this weather
Feeling of parasites
And the time when the night feels better
Is when you don't go

Chorus:
  G#        Fm          D#maj7 Cm
A taste as bitter as before
          G#            Fm                 D#maj7 Cm
We could waste all the best of times 'til we know
      G#         Fm               D#maj7 Cm
That lights and shapes they only fade
        G#        Fm         D#maj7 Cm
In the hold that washes all away
       D#
What a wave
       G#
What a wave
       D#
What a wave
       G#
What a wave

The rose's thorn still reaches out to pierce my
skin
It grows me warm and cloudys up my mind
Everybody has an opinion
I don't like most of them
'Cause the life that we live is better living
Than living alone

Chorus:
The taste, as bitter as before
We could waste all the best of times 'til we know
That lights and shapes they only fade
In the hold that washes all away
What a wave
What a wave
What a wave
What a wave

D#
I'm drying out in this weather
            G#
Feeling of parasites
         D#
And the time when the night feels better
                  G#
Is when you don't go

What a wave
What a wave
What a wave
What a wave

I'm drying out in this weather
Feeling of parasites
And the time when the night feels better
Is when you don't go - x2

What a wave
What a wave
What a wave
What a wave


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

D#maj7

Guitar chord D#maj7

D#6

Guitar chord D#6

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "A Wave" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Wave" by Kings of Leon.