Tears for Fears - Goodnight Song: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Goodnight Song" 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.

     F                C/E
Here on the stage the time has come
F                    C/E
With the strains on "Be My Angel" of rock in 2/4
 F                C/E              C
Time may keep alive that old swan song
C                 Am       G
That we've been playing forever
           Am                       C
'Till the time may be right to say goodbye
F                 C/E    Am
My voice is aching, I'm tongue tired,
F                                 G
And the sounds we are making are so.

Chorus:
F          C
Goodnight song
C      Am   F
Played so wrong
F           C/E
Blame the crowd
       Am
They scream so loud so long

Get some honesty
Take the best of me and then the rest let go
In every situation with it's tireless rage
Step outside the cage
And let the real fool show
I should have stayed 'round to break the ice
I thought about it once or twice
But nothing ever changes
Unless there's some pain

Chorus:
And our goodnight song,
played so wrong
Blame the crowd,
they screamed so loud, so long

Goodnight song,
played so wrong
Blame the crowd,
they screamed so loud, so long



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord 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 "Goodnight Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Goodnight Song" by Tears for Fears.