The Kooks - Shine On: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Shine On" 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#         D#m
Safety pins holding up the things
      B       G#m
That make you mine
 F#                   D#m
About your hair, you needn't care
          B                G#m
You look beautiful all the time

Chorus:
G#       C#         F#     C#
Shine, shine, shine on... yes
G#          C#         F# C#
Won't you shine, shine on

Your magazines rip people at the seams
But you still read
I must admit, I don't believe in it
But I see how you get sucked in

Chorus - x2

C#                     Fm
Because you're not done
G#         F#                  C#
Why do you bite the hand that feeds you, why do you
G#          F#                 Fm
Why do you bite the hand that feeds you

Chorus - x2

Safety pins holding up the things
That make you mine
About your hair, you needn't care
You look beautiful all of the time


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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

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