Metric - Art of Doubt: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Art of Doubt" 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.

   Am
Where do failed imposters go?
Burn the book that says you took the
 Em
High road, high road
 Am
Autumn, the fog rolls low
Over rooftops far below the
 Em
High road, high road
   Am
Springtime, the vespers chime
Blossoms fill the trees that line the
 Em
High road, high road

  C
Where did all your worries go?
 Am
Now I guess we'll never know
               Em
How you hit the
Well, how you hit the

            C             G    F#   Em
You said "don't let your heart give out"
       C            G     F#   Em
No, I won't let my heart give out
           C               G    F#  Em
You said "don't let your breath run out"
       C              G    F#  Em
No, I won't let my breath run out

Chorus:
            C                Em
Well it's true, I push too hard I guess
   Bm            Am
To use whatever fuel is left
        C                G   F#  Am  Em
At its best it's all the art of doubt

Well, I really don't know how we call this peace
'Cause it's a goddamn shame about the wall
to wall wars
Pleading self-defence but the story's old
Murder's worth it, we're told
There's a promise on the way, yeah
I don't believe what they say

You said "don't let your heart give out"
No, I won't let my heart give out
You said "don't let your breath run out"
No, I won't let my breath run out

Chorus:
Well, it's magical, your meaningless
Habitual, mundane excess
At its best it's all the art of doubt
Doubt

Now we gotta take it upon ourselves
Next time the kick drum starts
Drag your mind from the gutter babe
All this isolation's sinister
So be kind to yourself
There will never be another you
There's just nobody else that's you

You said "don't let your heart give out"
No, I won't let my heart give out
You said "don't let your breath run out"
No, I won't let my breath run out

Chorus:
            C               Em
Well it's true, I push too hard I guess
   Bm            Am
To use whatever fuel is left
            C               Em
Yeah it's true, I push too hard I guess
   Bm            Am
To use whatever fuel is left
            C               Em
Yeah it's true, I push too hard I guess
   Bm            Am
To use whatever fuel is left
        C                G  F#   Em
At its best it's all the art of doubt
        C                G  F#   Em
At its best it's all the art of


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Art of Doubt" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Art of Doubt" by Metric.