Rush - Open Secrets: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Open Secrets" 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 Open Secrets Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Rush

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 "Open Secrets" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Dm
It went right by me
At the time it went over my head
      A#
I was looking out the window
               G
I should have looked at your face instead
Dm
It went right by me
Just another wall
       A#
There should have been a moment
         G
When we let our barriers fall
Dm
I never meant what you're thinking
That's not what I meant at all

Chorus:
Dm
Well, I guess we all have these feelings
We can't leave unreconciled
F
Some of them burned on our ceilings
Am
Some of them learned as a child
Dm
The things that we're concealing
Will never let us grow
F
Time will do its healing
Am
You've got to let it go

Closed for my protection
Open to your scorn
Between these two directions
My heart is sometimes torn
I lie awake with my secrets
Spinning around my head
Something that somehow escaped me
Something you shouldn't have said
I was looking out the window
I should have looked at your face instead

Chorus:
Well, I guess we all have these feelings
We can't leave unreconciled
Some of them burned on our ceilings
Some of them learned as a child
The things that we're concealing
Will never let us grow
Time will do its healing
You've got to let it go
Let it go

I find no absolution
In my rational point of view
Maybe some things are instinctive
But there's one thing you could do
You could try to understand me
I could try to understand you
You could try to understand me
I could try to understand you

Chorus:
Well, I guess we all have these feelings
We can't leave unreconciled
Some of them burned on our ceilings
Some of them learned as a child
The things that we're concealing
Will never let us grow
Time will do its healing
You've got to let it go


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

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 "Open Secrets" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Open Secrets" by Rush.

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