Tears for Fears - Ideas As Opiates: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Ideas As Opiates" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Ideas As Opiates Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Tears for Fears

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Ideas As Opiates" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 E
Say what you want.
Say What you want
              A
Say what you will
 E
Say what you want.
Say What you want
              A
Say what you will

      E                      A
Cause I find you think what makes it easier
    E                      A
And I find you think what makes it easier

Say what you want
Say what you want
Say what you will
Say what you want
Say what you want
Say what you will

     Em             A7
And lies spread on lies
Bm/D      G6
We don't care
   Em            A7
Belief is our relief
Bm/D      E
We don't care

Chorus

And lies spread on lies
We don't care
Belief is our relief
We don't care


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

G6

Guitar chord G6

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Ideas As Opiates" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ideas As Opiates" by Tears for Fears.