Oh Wonder - Kicking The Doors Down: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Kicking The Doors Down" 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.

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     C#                        F#
The minute you know there's a flicker
     A#m                       G#
The whole of the world loses shape
     C#                               F#
When all of your hopes are found in a person
     A#m                        G#
Then all of your fears scatter away

Chorus:
         F#                             A#m             G#
And you both say, "What the hell was my life before we met?"
    Fm   F#                             A#m            G#
And you both say, "We'll be here, do or die, with no regrets"
    Fm       F#                  A#m     G#
And you both say, "I'll be your lover forever"
                   Fm        F#     A#m G#
"Thick or thin, through it together"
                            C#  F#
We'll be kicking the doors down
                  A#m  G#
Kicking the do ors down

Then somehow you grow into an island
You've patched all the holes, still you sink
The water will flow 'til you're drowning
There's no one to hold, pushed to the brink

Chorus:
And you both say, "Hell, I was doing fine before we met"
And you both say, "Why'd I waste all this time? You're so pathetic"
And you both say, "I'm gonna give up, surrender"
"Blame this shit on the bad weather"
We'll be kicking the doors down
Kicking the doors down

But the second you fold, there's an answer
A glimmer of gold in the grey
The space in your bed's getting bigger
There's a stack of regret where we let it all set to a fade

Chorus:
And you both say, "Why are we on a race to separate lives?"
And you both say, "What if we made a pact to make it right?"
And you both say, "What if we loosen the tightrope?
"Back to before with the high hopes"
We'll be kicking the doors down
Kicking the doors down
We'll be kicking the doors down
Kicking the doors down (Da-da-dum)
We'll be kicking the doors down (Da-da-da-da-da-dum)
Kicking the doors down (Da-da-dum, da-da-da-dum)
Kicking the doors down
We'll be kicking the doors down


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "Kicking The Doors Down" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Kicking The Doors Down" by Oh Wonder.