Linkin Park - By Myself: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "By Myself" 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#m What do I do to ignore them behind me? F# Do I follow my instincts blindly? C#m Do I hide my pride behind these bad dreams B And give into sad thoughts that are maddening? Do I sit here and try to stand it? Or do I try to catch them red-handed? Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness? Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness? Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin I make the right moves, but I'm lost within I put on my daily façade, but then I just end up getting hurt again Chorus: G#m By myself (myself) I ask why (but in my mind I find) I can't rely on myself(myself) I ask why (but in my mind I find) I can't rely on myself E I can't hold on C#m (to what I want when I'm stretched so thin) G#m E C#m It's all too much to take in G#m E I can't hold on C#m (to anything watching everything spin) G#m E C#m With thoughts of failure sinking in If I turn my back, I'm defenseless And to go blindly seems senseless If I hide my pride and let it all go on Then they'll take from me 'til everything is gone If I let them go, I'll be outdone But if I try to catch them, I'll be outrun If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer Chorus G#m How do you think F# I've lost so much C#m I'm so afraid B And I'm out of touch G#m How do you expect F# I will know what to do C#m When all I know B Is what you tell me to Don't you know I can't tell you how to make it go No matter what I do, how hard I try I can't seem to convince myself why I'm stuck on the outside Don't you know I can't tell you how to make it go No matter what I do, how hard I try I can't seem to convince myself why I'm stuck on the outside Chorus: I can't hold on to what I want when I'm stretched so thin It's all too much to take in I can't hold on to anything, watching everything spin With thoughts of failure sinking in I can't hold on to what I want when I'm stretched so thin It's all too much to take in I can't hold on to anything, watching everything spin With thoughts of failure sinking You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#m  E  F#  G#m  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 "By Myself" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "By Myself" by Linkin Park.