Mitski - Heat Lightning: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Heat Lightning" 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 Heat Lightning Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Mitski

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 "Heat Lightning" smoothly on your guitar.

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

 Am        C
Heat lightning
 F                   Am
Running outside the window
      Dm               Am
I’ve laid awake since 1:00
        G           F
and now, it’s 4 o’clock
       Am    C
Though I’ve held on
       F             Am
Can’t carry it much longer
Dm              Am
On the ceiling dancing are the
  G                  F
things all come and gone

Chorus:
F            Dm            C
And there’s nothing I can do
 F                C
Not much I can change
       G             Am
So, I give it up to you
   F           Am
I hope that’s okay
         G             C
There’s nothing I can do
 F               C
Not much I can change
   G             Am
I give it up to you
      F
I surrender

Heat lightning,
watch it from my doorstep
Sleeping eyelid of
the sky flutters in a dream
Well, I've held on,
but feel a storm approaching
Trees are swaying in
the wind like sea anemones

Chorus:
And there's nothing I can do,
not much I can change
Can I give it up to you?
Would that be okay?
There's nothing I can do,
not much I can change
I give it up to you, I surrender
There's nothing I can do,
not much I can change
I give it up to you,
I surrender


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

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 "Heat Lightning" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Heat Lightning" by Mitski.