The National - Alien: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Alien" 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.
Am F Try not to worry there's a voiceover C G Go on, go quiet for a change Am F We can dial down the daylight a little C G I think the candy blue sky's messing with our brains Am F We must have hit our heads C Don't expect familiar feelings G No one knows what to talk about Dm Just come lay down here on the couch Chorus: C Drop down out of the clouds you're in Em G Drop down like an alien Dm C I'll go outside, cry, and come right back in Em G Drop down like an alien I'll find you something fun to wear That goes along with all your feelings We'll go extremely vivid Buttoned up and unrevealing I can be your nurse or something Bring you watermelon nicotine I can hold a swimmer here To the shore by a string Hurry up, we don't have time Avalanches in my mind I'm getting buried in this dream It's just as soapy as it seems Chorus Am F There's this one old idea I'm having C G Stuck in a car wash somewhere and you can't Am stop laughing F Off the rails and no one's coming to get us C G I think I like it here, so I'm gonna let 'em forget us Hurry up, we don't have time Avalanches in my mind I'm getting buried in this dream It's just as soapy as it seems Chorus - x2 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  Dm  Em  F  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 "Alien" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Alien" by The National.