Sam Smith - Scars: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Scars" 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.

Bm
This is for my mother
         A                        D/F#              G
From the older brother of your children, made of three
        D/F#
Now you found your lover
  G                                   D/F#             A
'Cause it wasn't our father who made you laugh and happy
            Bm
It's been a long five years
               A                         D/F#            G
I've cried a thousand tears, and here we are, after the war
          D/F#
But we're so much better
 G                                     D/F#              G
Now the skies are clearer, now there's no more slammin' doors

Chorus:
        Bm
Now, I say
      A                  G       D
Dear Mother, how you've come so far
Bm             A                 G      D
Your love has fixed all of our broken hearts
Bm              A                 G          D
I hope you're proud, Mother, of what you've done
       D/F#                     G                     A
It's a lifelong lesson and I'm not pretendin' when I say
                   Bm  A D/F# G
You cleared up my scars
                   D/F# G D/F# A
You cleared up my scars

This is for my father
From the older brother of your children made of three
Yeah, you've been so good to us
And showed us how to live and taught us to be free
But when Mother told you
That she didn't love you, all these bridges hit the sea
So you built another one
And helped us cross it, even though you were in need

Chorus:
Now, I say
Dear Father, how you've come so far
Your love has fixed all of our broken hearts
I hope you're proud, Father, of what you've done
It's a lifelong lesson and I'm not pretendin' when I say
You cleared up my scars
You cleared up my scars
You cleared up my scars
You cleared up my scars

Dear Mother, how you've come so far
Your love has fixed all of our broken hearts
I hope you're proud, Mother, of what you've done
It's a lifelong lesson and I'm not pretendin' when I say
You cleared up my scars


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 "Scars" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Scars" by Sam Smith.