Shawn Mendes - Air: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Air" 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.

Am      Em                  F
Never thought that we would end up here
Should've known it from the start
I know you mean it when you say you love me
But we're trying way too hard
Used to think that we would last forever
How could I have been so wrong?
Never thought I'd be the one to say this
What if our time has come and gone?

Chorus:
C                       D7
You, you don't mean no harm
                          F
But you're stringing me along and
        Fm                 C
I don't have the time to spare
And I, I'm trying hard to breathe
But you're suffocating me, this time
I'm coming up for air
Am    Em        F
Air, air, air, air, air, air
A-air, a-air, a-air, air

Always tryna put your two cents in
And expecting me to change
Tried to fix me up but I'm not broken
All you do is leave me stained
Told you not to tie me down too quickly
Take it slow, it's not a race
And you keep on tryna reel me in but
All I really need is space

Chorus:
You, you don't mean no harm
But you're stringing me along and
I don't have the time to spare
And I, I'm trying hard to breathe
But you're suffocating me, this time
I'm coming up for air
Air, air, air, air, air, air
A-air, a-air, a-air, air
Air, air, air, air, air, air
A-air, a-air, a-air, air

Em         F                    Em   F
Trying to hold me down but I'm surfacing
It’s hard to let you go but I gotta leave

Chorus:
You, you don't mean no harm
But you're stringing me along and
I don't have the time to spare
And I, I'm trying hard to breathe
But you're suffocating me, I'm coming up for air
You, you don't mean no harm
But you're stringing me along and
I don't have the time to spare
And I, I'm trying hard to breathe
But you're suffocating me, this time
I'm coming up for air
Air, air, air, air, air, air
A-air, a-air, a-air, air
Air, air, air, air, air, air
A-air, a-air, a-air, air


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D7

Guitar chord D7

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Air" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Air" by Shawn Mendes.