The Kooks - Around Town: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Around Town" 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 Around Town Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Kooks

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 "Around Town" smoothly on your guitar.

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

                         Am
If you get yourself in a fight
If that's the way you wanna live your life
                         D
You can get yourself connected
                      Am
To the world that we don't do here

                                F
But all I need is somewhere to lay
                     Am
Somewhere to lay my head on
                   G                        Dm
I need someone to love in the middle of the day
                   F
I want someone to be
                       Am
And someone to drive around town
                   G                         D
I need someone to love when the chips are down

Chorus:
                            Am
Love me when the chips are down
                                     D
Will you love me when the chips are down?
                            F
Love me when the chips are down
                    G
Could you love me when the world is crashing all around?

You can try and be someone you're not
If that's the river that you want to cross
You can choose the life of a bohemian
Or you can choose the material world

But all I need is somewhere to lay
Somewhere to lay my hat up
I need someone to love in the middle of the day
I want someone to be, and someone to drive around town
I need someone to love when the chips are down, oh yeah

Chorus:
Love me when the chips are down
Will you love me when the chips are down?
Love me when the chips are down
And could you love me when the world is crashing all around?
All around

But all I need is somewhere to lay
Somewhere to lay my hat up
I need someone to love in the middle of the day
I want someone to be, and someone to drive around town
I need someone to love, –one to love, –one to love

Love me when the chips are down, yeah, woah
Will you love me when the chips are down?
Love me when the chips are down
Will you love me when the chips are down?
And could you love me when the world is crashing all around?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

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 "Around Town" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Around Town" by The Kooks.

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