Tears for Fears - Last Days on Earth: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Last Days on Earth" 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.

E                      D
Tired of this elegant life
With the best will in the world
It's a thorn in your side

Dazed, not a little confused
Let the patient do the work
They got nothing to lose

Chorus:
   C    Bm
I told you
     D    C
I'd hold you
                       E
'til the last days on earth

Ties that are tested and tried
Like the crushing of the waves
We'll be lost in the tide

Talk away the pain for the very last time
Like an echo in a cave
Let it die in your mind

Chorus

C              D              E
If you should fall into these open arms
You would be blessed not just with youth
Wake up your mind life is a loaded gun
       C          D                    B
Where nothing on earth lies like the truth

Ties that are tested and tried
Like the crashing of the waves
We'll be lost in the tide

Talk away the pain for the very last time
Like an echo in a cave
Let it die in our mind

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Last Days on Earth" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Last Days on Earth" by Tears for Fears.