The National - Guilty Party: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Guilty Party" 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 Guilty Party Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The National

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 "Guilty Party" smoothly on your guitar.

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

               D F#m       Bm
You're sleeping  night and day
Em7 D        A
How'd you do it?
      D F#m   Bm
Me I am wide awake
Em7 D      A
Feeling defeated

Chorus:
            D               A
I say your name, I say I'm sorry
                 Bm              G
I know it's not working, I'm no holiday
               D                A
It's nobody's fault, no guilty party
             Bm               G
We just got nothing, nothing left to say

Another year gets away
Another summer of love
I don't know why I care
We miss it every summer

Chorus:
I say your name, I say I'm sorry
I'm the one doin' this, there's no other way
It's nobody's fault, no guilty party
I just got nothin', nothin' left to say

   Bm   A           Em      G
It all, all catches up to me
   Bm   A           Em      G
It all, all catches up to me
         Bm
All the time

I say your name, I say I'm sorry
I know it's not workin', I'm no holiday
It's nobody's fault, no guilty party
We just got nothin', nothin' left to say

I say your name, I say I'm sorry
I'm the one doin' this, there's no other way
It's nobody's fault, no guilty party
I just got nothin', nothin' left to say

It all, all
Catches up to me
It all, all
Catches up to me
All the time


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Guilty Party" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Guilty Party" by The National.

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