Lewis Capaldi - The Ancient Art Of Always Fucking Up: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Ancient Art Of Always Fucking Up" 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 The Ancient Art Of Always Fucking Up Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Lewis Capaldi

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 "The Ancient Art Of Always Fucking Up" smoothly on your guitar.

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

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   D                           A
If all mistakes were made in stone
                    Bm
I'd build a wall so tall, you'd see for miles
    G               A                  D
And every man and child would come to see
                    A
Stand and laugh at me
                      Bm
Like you would not believe and I can't blame them

      G           A                 F#m
It's kinda funny when you start to think
about the kind of fool
      G                               D
Who breaks his heart as often as the moon
                   A
Shows its face to you
    F#m                      G
And I regret to say politely I'm the guy
                         D
who'll more than likely lose
               A
Like I always do

Chorus:
                    D
So tell me are you running scared
                           A
'Cause you know that I'm beyond repair?
       Bm          F#m          G
Well, baby, I'm a master of the ancient art of
A              D
always fucking up
                A
Everything I've ever loved
          Bm                   F#m         G
'Cause I wrote the books, the study of the ancient
       A              D
art of always fucking up

May I have your attention please?
Step right up and see the most amazing
The absolutely mind-inflaming show
About a boy who sold his soul
For a shot at love and gold
And he almost made it but lost it on the way,
the story goes

Now he's the kind of fool
Who breaks his heart as often as the moon
Shows its face to you
And I regret to say, politely,
I'm the guy who'll more than likely lose
Like I always do

Chorus:
So, tell me, are you running scared
'Cause you know that I'm beyond repair?
Well, baby, I'm a master of the ancient
art of always fucking up
Everything I've ever loved
They fall from me like autumn leaves
The wake, I make it scattered with debris
Of everything that could have been
'Cause I wrote the book, the study of
the ancient art of always fucking up

                    A                   G
And I'm bleak by design, forget all my lines
                     A
I've burned all my blessings more than half the time
Bm                  A
Been trapped in my ways, but I'm desperate
     G
to change
                             A
So let me know if you'll stay

Chorus:
So, tell me, are you running scared
'Cause you know that I'm beyond repair?
Well, baby, I'm a master of
the ancient art of always fucking up
Everything I've ever loved
'Cause I wrote the book, the study of
the ancient art of always fucking up


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "The Ancient Art Of Always Fucking Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Ancient Art Of Always Fucking Up" by Lewis Capaldi.