MGMT - It's Working: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It's Working" 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 It's Working Guitar Chords and Lyrics by MGMT

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 "It's Working" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F#m        G
Here, you focus
D        Bm        G
So I can see your faces
    F#m        B
The eyes are wrong
A           F#m          G       F#m
How will I know if it's working right?

F#m       G
Light confuses
D        Bm         G
The tiny isles of bruises
    F#m      B
The mangled lines
A         F#m      G
I see the signs of aging

    D
But if I try to feel at all
 Dsus4/G
I am deceived
 Dsus4/G
My mind's affected
    D
It's empty now
   D
As I lay down
 Dsus4/G
I feel alright
  Dsus4/G
My heart is racing

F#m       G
Turn the noise on
G
(The noise on)
D            Bm      G
I'd like to feed my poison
     G
(My poison)
  F#m     B
Assembly lines
A       F#m     G      F#m
Carry a velvet warning
F#m     G
To the yard
D                Bm      G
It's just like striking matches
    F#m     B
The polish lies

Chorus:
 B
But it's working in your blood
 B       G#m       E
(Working in your blood)
                           Em      F#
Which you know is not the same as love
 G                    D
Love is only in your mind
         Bm       G
(Is only in your mind)
              A
And not your heart
F#m       G
No, it's working

         F#
But it's working in your blood
 B       G#m       E
(Working in your blood)
                           Em      F#
Which you know is not the same as love
 G                    D
Love is only in your mind
         Bm       G
(Is only in your mind)
              A
And not your heart

 A
But it's working in your blood
 B       G#m       E
(Working in your blood)
                           Em      F#
Which you know is not the same as love
 G                    D
Love is only in your mind
      Bm       G
(Only in your mind)
              A
And not your heart


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Dsus4

Guitar chord Dsus4

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "It's Working" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It's Working" by MGMT.