Placebo - For What It's Worth: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "For What It's Worth" 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.

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

Fm                    D#
The end of the century
Fm                D#
I said my goodbyes
              Fm
For what it's worth
                      D#
I always aim to please
Fm               D#
But I nearly died
               Fm
For what it's worth
                   D#
Come on lay with me
Fm                D#
'Cause I'm on fire
               Fm
For what it's worth
                       D#
I tear the sun in three
Fm
To light up your eyes

Chorus:
              Fm
For what it's worth
For what it's worth
              D#
For what it's worth
              Fm
For what it's worth

Broke up the family
Everybody cried
For what it's worth
I have a slow disease
That sucked me dry
For what it's worth
Come on walk with me
Into the rising tide
For what it's worth
Filled a cavity
Your God-shaped hole tonight

Chorus - x2

Fm                                        D#
No one cares when you're out on the street
Fm
Picking up the pieces to make ends meet
D#
No one cares when you're down in the gutter
Fm
Got no friends got no lover
                                          D#
No one cares when you're out on the street
Fm
Picking up the pieces to make ends meet
D#
No one cares when you're down in the gutter
Fm
Got no friends got no lover

Chorus:
              Fm
For what it's worth
Got no lover
For what it's worth
Got no lover
              D#
For what it's worth
Got no lover
              Fm
For what it's worth
Got no lover
For what it's worth
Got no lover
For what it's worth
Got no lover
              D#
For what it's worth
Got no lover
Fm
Got no friends got no lover


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "For What It's Worth" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "For What It's Worth" by Placebo.