The National - Terrible Love: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Terrible Love" 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 Terrible Love 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 "Terrible Love" smoothly on your guitar.

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

        G                                    C
It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
        G                            C
It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
        G                                   C
It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
        G                            C
It's a terrible love and I'm walking in

                 G C
This quiet company
                 G C
This quiet company

It's a terrible love and I'm walkin' with spiders
It's a terrible love and I'm walkin' in
It's a terrible love and I'm walkin' with spiders
It's a terrible love and I'm walkin' in

This quiet company
This quiet company
This quiet company

    Em              G
And I can't fall asleep
          Bm      D
Without a little help
                            Em
It takes a while to settle down
             G
My shivered bones
           Em      D
Until the panic's out

It takes an ocean not to break
It takes an ocean not to break
It takes an ocean not to break
It takes an ocean not to break

Company
This quiet company
This quiet company

      Em            G
But I won't follow you
          Bm     D
Into the rabbit hole
                           Em
I said I would but then I saw
               G
Your shivered bones
             Bm      D
They didn't want me to

It's a terrible love and I'm walkin' with spiders
It's a terrible love and I'm walkin' in
It's a terrible love and I'm walkin' with spiders
It's a terrible love and I'm walkin' in

It takes an ocean not to break
It takes an ocean not to break


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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

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