Matchbox Twenty - Parade: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Parade" 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.

Em         C               G
When the slow parade went past
Em       C                 G
When it felt so good you knew it couldn't last
Em           C       G             D/F#
And all too soon the end was gonna come
without a warning
Em         C               G
And you'd have to just go home

And the way it all went by
And somebody said come on, it's getting late
And you thought the world might end
If you just looked the other way
And now you wish that you had stayed

D           Em                 C
And there's so much more that you could see
    G
if you just stick around
D              Em                  C
And all the street light secrets whispering
     G               Em
for you to come back out

Chorus:
    C
Oh no
         G                 D                Em
There's so much more that you need to work out
    C
Oh no
     G                 D                 C
You don't want that parade to leave you now

And the days are all the same
In a town so big and no one knows your name
And the people fade away
And all the stars are just a flicker
And you're left there all alone

Chorus:
And there's so much more that
You could see if you just stick around
And all the street light secrets
Whispering for you to come back out
Oh no, there's so much more
That you need to work out
Oh no, and you don't want
That parade to leave you now

When the music's over
But the song stays in your head

Chorus:
Oh no, there's so much more
That you need to work out
Oh no, and you don't want
That parade to leave you now
Yeah, well there's so much more that
You need to work out
Yeah, and you don't want
That parade to leave you now


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

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