Matchbox Twenty - 3AM: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "3AM" 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.

D#             C#
She says it's cold outside and hands me her
 G#     C# G#  C#
raincoat
D#            C#                        G# C# G# C#
She's always worried about things like that
D#                  C#
Well, she says it's all gonna end and
                     G#    C# G# C#
it might as well be my fault
        D#                     C#
And she only sleeps while it's raining
          D#            C#
And she screams and her voice is straining

Chorus:
         G#   D# C#
She says baby
        D#           G#    D#  C#
It's 3 AM, I must be lonely
D#           G#  D# C#
And she says baby
               D#                      Fm      D#
Well, I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
          C#
And the rain's gonna wash away, I believe it

She's got a little bit of something,
God, it's better than nothing
And in her color portrait world she
believes that she's got it all
She swears that the moon don't hang
quite as high as it used to

And she only sleeps when it's raining
And she screams and her voice is straining

Chorus:
And she says, "Baby, when it's three
AM I must be lonely"
Well, heaven she says, "Baby, well, I can't help
But be scared of it all sometimes
And the rain's gonna wash away, I believe this"

Well, she believes that life isn't
made up of all that you're used to
And the clock on the wall has been
stuck at three for days and days
She thinks that happiness is a mat
that sits on her doorway
But outside it's stopped raining

Chorus:
And she says, "Baby, It's 3 am I must be lonely"
Well, heaven she says, "Baby, well, I can't help
But be scared of it all sometimes
And the rain's gonna wash away, I believe this"
Well, it's three AM, I must be lonely
Well, heaven she says, "Baby, well, I can't help
But be scared of it all sometimes"


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

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 "3AM" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "3AM" by Matchbox Twenty.