Tears for Fears - Sorry: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sorry" 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 Sorry 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 "Sorry" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Em                 B/D#
What's the matter with your life?
D                      A
Did someone come and shoot your wife
     Em
just as you planned?

Will you live or will you die?
Are you that butterfly
that never lands?

Set aside these vacant rules
Break them now and don't get fooled
again

Chorus:
A#
Sorry
How many times must I say
F
Life is not a cake to separate?
A#
What do I have to do
                  F
To save you from worry?
G                    A#
Cut off my nose to spite my face

When you look into these eyes
Do you see civilised or son of Sam?
Will you love or do you hate?
Why do you hesitate, yeah?

Chorus:
Sorry
How many times must I say
Life is not a cake to separate?
What do I have to do
To save you from worry?
Cut off my nose to spite my face
Cut off my nose to spite my face

D#              A#
Time is an arrow, you are the bow
Shoot it now to seal your own fate
Get a life, get a love, get a new big idea
C                   D
I got a new big idea

What's the matter with your life?
Did someone come and shoot your
wife just as you planned?
Will you live or will you die?
Are you that butterfly?

Chorus:
Sorry
How many times must I say
Life is not a cake to separate?
What do I have to do
To save you from worry?
Cut off my nose to spite my face
Cut off my nose to spite my face
Cut off my nose to spite my face
Cut off my nose to spite my face
Cut off my nose to spite my face
Cut off my nose to spite my face
Cut off my nose to spite my face
Cut off my nose to spite my face
Cut, spite, face
Cut
Cut


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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