Linkin Park - The Catalyst: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Catalyst" 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 Catalyst Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Linkin Park

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 Catalyst" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Dm
God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun, no!
God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun, no!

Chorus:
   C
No-oh, and when I close my eyes tonight
                          Dm
To symphonies of blinding light
God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
   C
Ho-oh, like memories in cold decay
                       Am
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
                             Dm
Where oceans bleed into the sky

God save us everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
For the sins of our hand, the sins of our tongue
The sins of our father, the sins of our young? No!
God save us everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
For the sins of our hand, the sins of our tongue
The sins of our father, the sins of our young? No!

Chorus

A# C
Oh-oh, like memories in cold decay
                       Am
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
                             Dm Am C G
Where oceans bleed into the sky

        Dm Am        C   G
Lift me up,  let me go
        Dm Am        C   G
Lift me up,  let me go
        Dm Am        C   G
Lift me up,  let me go
        Dm Am        C   G
Lift me up,  let me go

It can't be outfought, it can't be outdone
(Lift me up, let me go)
It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun, no!
God bless us everyone (Lift me up)
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun, no!
God bless us everyone (Lift me up, let me go)
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone
(Lift me up, let me go)
It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

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 Catalyst" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Catalyst" by Linkin Park.