New Hope Club - Serious: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Serious" 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 Serious Guitar Chords and Lyrics by New Hope Club

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 "Serious" smoothly on your guitar.

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

G                      A                  Bm
When the leaves start fallin', I'll come callin'
        D
I'll be right outside your door
G             A             Bm
Never do get borin', Monday mornin's
           D
With our clothes all on the floor
G                     A
Ain't seen you since last October
Bm                 D
And now we're both one year older
G                      A                  Bm
When the leaves start fallin', I'll come callin'

Chorus:
                G                   A
Let's take our time with this, I'm fine with this
Bm                   D
Why we gotta get so serious?
 G                 A
Hit or miss, I'll take the risk
       Bm                     D/F#
'Cause I can take another few years of this
   G                 A
So I won't break a promise
           Bm             D
No matter how bad that I want it
          G                   A
Take our time with this, I'm fine with this
Bm
Why we gotta get so serious?

G A Bm               D
Why we gotta get so serious? (Hey)
G A Bm               D
Why we gotta get so serious? (Hey)

Man, it's so frustratin', don't mind waitin'
You're a girl worth waitin' for
If I stumble on a mountain, I'll go 'round it
Till I'm right outside your door
Dip our toes into the water, one more kiss will pull me under
Man, it's so frustratin', don't mind waitin'

Chorus

Why we gotta get so serious?
Why we gotta get so serious?

So I won't break a promise
No matter how bad that I want it (No)
Take our time with this, I'm fine with this
Why we gotta get so serious? (Oh)

G                                        F#m
When the leaves start fallin', I'll come callin'
                            G
I'll be right outside your door
                             A
Never do get borin', Monday mornin'
                              G
With our clothes all on the floor
Ain't seen you since last October
F#m
And now we're both one year older
G                                         A
When the leaves start fallin', I'll come callin'

Chorus

Why we gotta get so serious? (Why we gotta get so)
(So serious) Why we gotta get so serious?
So I won't break a promise
No matter how bad that I want it
Take our time with this, I'm fine with this
Why we gotta get so serious? (Gotta be so)
Take our time with this, I'm fine with this
Why we gotta get so serious? (Why we got to get so)
Hit or miss, I'll take the risk
'Cause I can take another few years of this
So I won't break a promise
No matter how bad that I want it
Take our time with this, I'm fine with this
Why we gotta get so serious?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Serious" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Serious" by New Hope Club.