State Champs - Shape Up: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Shape Up" 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.
D# When I tell the story of this decade Cm A# The memories and melodies are never the same D# I knew that we prevailed Cm A# Knew it all too well, never end up stale D# Another thing that I wish I knew Cm A# Is how you're gonna sit me down and make me choose D# There's no doubt it will turn around Chorus: Cm D# A# So I'll tell myself G# Fm That I'm not a victim D# But I'll own up to the mistakes that I made G# Fm D# I can see through it all The world's never gonna G# Fm Fall back ask where you're at Cm A# Out with the old, let the truth be told G# Fm D# Shape up, and stand tall When I tell you why I don't act my age It compliments the fact that you've got nothing to say I knew that it took time and a fucked up mind Just to stay in line But all the value I could demonstrate And all the places that I've grown to hate Well, they bring life, so I'll say it twice I just wanna know what it's like to rebel Chorus G# I could lie if you wanted But in the night I think of all this time D# And all this space G# And all the tracks in the dirt that we D# could retrace back home I'm not alone G# Don't put my story back on it's shelf A# Cm D# A# I was choked up but my tongue untied itself Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Cm  D#  Fm  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 "Shape Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shape Up" by State Champs.