Sum 41 - Turning Away: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Turning Away" 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.

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F#m          D
Well if you say it's better
E                 C#/F
off this way It's time that
         F#m           D
I let you go It's been on my
          E
mind for days And well the
C#/F                D
truth isI already know What
        E
you've done and where you've
C#/F          F#m
been I know exactly every move
     D                  A
you make It's time that I
            E      C#/F
give up on our mistakes

And I don't want to be stuck
inside a memory I don't want to keep
It's hard to believe when all
you find in every word is more deceit
So do what you will
And go on and play the game
As straight as you keep your face
When tables turn, you just might
find that I will say

Chorus:
             F#m
I'm turning away
           A
Because I feel like
         E
I can't go on while
       C#/F           F#m
we're living in this lie
         A
And when all of my faith
    E            C#/F
is gone I don't even want
    F#m         A
to try There's nothing that
           E
you could say that could
C#/F           F#m
ever change my mind
         A
And will all of these steps
   E         C#/F
I take it's giving me back my life

I'm turning away (Away)
Because I feel like I can't go on
While we're living in this lie
And when all of my faith is gone
I don’t even want to try
There's nothing that you could say
That could ever change my mind
And with all of these steps I take
It's giving me back my life


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Turning Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Turning Away" by Sum 41.