Metric - Gimme Sympathy: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Gimme Sympathy" 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.
A E Get hot Get too close to the flame F#m Wild open space Bm Talk like an open book A Sign me up E Got no time to take a picture F#m I'll remember someday Bm All the chances we took D We're so close E to something better left unknown D We're so close E to something better left unknown Chorus: F#m I can feel it in my bones D A Gimme sympathy E F#m After all this is gone D A Who would you rather be E F#m The Beatles or The Rolling Stones D A Oh seriously C#m D You're gonna make mistakes you're young A E Come on baby play me something E D Like here comes the sun A E Come on baby play me something E F#m Like here comes the sun Don't go Stay with the all-unknown Stay away from the hooks All the chances we took We're so close To something better left unknown We're so close To something better left unknown I can feel it in my bones Chorus: Gimme sympathy After all of this is gone Who would you rather be The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? Oh, seriously You're gonna make mistakes, you're young Come on, baby, play me something Like "Here Comes the Sun" Gimme sympathy After all of this is gone Who would you rather be The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? Oh, seriously You're gonna make mistakes, you're young Come on, baby, play me something Like "Here Comes the Sun" Come on, baby, play me something Like "Here Comes the Sun" Come on, baby, play me something Like "Here Comes the Sun" You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C#m  D  E  F#m  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 "Gimme Sympathy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Gimme Sympathy" by Metric.