Snow Patrol - Disaster Button: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Disaster Button" 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.

18+
B                E                             A
A little after twelve, the function suite was full
                        C#m    B
With people I had never seen before

Ripped up ticket stubs, confetti'ed on the floor
It dawned on me I’d seen it all before

Cool your beans my son, you look a fucking mess
No one’s getting out of here, tonight

Hit that button there, the one that just says wrong
We’ll lose our lives through all our favorite songs

Chorus:
B                             C#m
Go forward to later you look light on your feet
           E                        D
When you whirled in the room I was nailed to my seat
B                            C#m
I‘m like a prisoner getting ready to talk
             E                          D
I feel the blood in my hands and the threat in your walk
     B                     C#m
And suddenly it lifts the roof off the place
              E                        D
That keeps a fault in my step, and a grin on my face
B                            C#m
It can’t contain me but you needn't on me
        E                             D
Get me back in my box, and snap the branches off me

A little after four, the function suite is dead
And I am just a ripped up ticket stub

Here’s a helping hand, a voice that’s far too close
And I am up and on my broken limbs

Chorus

And suddenly it lifts the roof off the place
That keeps a fault in my step, and a grin on my face
It can’t contain me but you needn't on me
Get me back in my box, and snap the branches off me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Disaster Button" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Disaster Button" by Snow Patrol.

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