Paramore - Forgiveness: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Forgiveness" 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 Forgiveness Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Paramore

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 "Forgiveness" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D                     A        G      D A G
You hurt me bad this time, no coming back
      F#m                      G
And I cry 'till I couldn't cry, another heart attack
F#m                   G            A
If I lay on the floor, maybe I'll wake up
       D                      A
And I don't pick up when you call
             G          D A G
'Cause your voice is a gun
      F#m
Every word is a bullet hole
G
Shot a hole in the sun
F#m               G                  A
If I never look up maybe I'll never notice

Chorus:
     D        A       G      D A G
And you, you want forgiveness
    D          A       G     D A G
But I, I just can't do it yet

There's still a thread that runs from your body to mine
And you can't break what you don't see, an invisible line
If I follow it down, will we just be alright?
But it could take me all your life to learn to love
How I thought I could love someone
I haven't even begun
If it's all up to us we might as well give up

Chorus:
And you, you want forgiveness
(I can barely hang on to myself)
But I, I can't give you that
(I can't give you, I can't give you that)
And you, you want forgiveness
(I'm afraid that I'll have nothing left)
But I, I just can't do it yet
(I can't do, I just can't do it yet)

F#m             G
Don't you go and get it twisted
F#m         G
Forgiving is not forgetting
F#m             Bm
Don't you go and get it twisted
A
Forgiving is not forgetting
No, it's not forgetting
No, I'll never forget it, no

Chorus:
And you, you want forgiveness
(I can barely hang on to myself)
But I, I can't give you that
(I can't give you, I can't give you that)
And you, you want forgiveness
(I'm afraid that I'll have nothing left)
But I, I just can't do it yet
(I can't do, I just can't do it yet)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

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 "Forgiveness" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Forgiveness" by Paramore.