Passenger - Words: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Words" 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 Words Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Passenger

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 "Words" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D
Well the first time that I saw her,
G                              D
Standing in the middle of the road.
G                    D
Eyes as bright as Christmas lights,
                         A
Wearing someone else’s clothes.
D
I did my best to ignore her,
       G                     D
But Ignoring my best pretty soon.
G                       D
We spent the night all tangled tight,
      A                G            D
In an armchair in my friends front room.

Chorus:
        G                 A                        D G  D
I said darling you know, darling you know I cant stay.
            F                     G                  D   G D
Cause I’ve given my heart and my word to a girl far away.
D                  F#m                    G                    Gm
I felt weak as she kissed my cheek, and aside when I heard her say.
       Bm             A/C#        G          A          D
Never knew I could get my heart broken, in less than a day.

Oh and the next time that I saw her
Must have been a year or more
Face stained with mascara
Shiverin' outside my door
I did my best to assure her
But assurance isn't easy to give
If you've never been sure of anything much
You get less so the longer you live

Chorus:
She said "darling ,you know, darling, you know I can’t stay
'Cos I've given my heart and my word to a boy far away"
I spoke soft and pretended to cough, like I didn't care either way
Never knew I could get my heart broken, in so many ways

And the last time that I saw her
Standing in the pouring rain
Hair a little shorter
But everything else looked the same
I could'a told her that I adored her
She could'a said she felt the same way
But we just smiled 'cos sometimes words
Aren’t the right words to say

We just smiled 'cos sometimes words
Aren’t the right words to say


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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

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