The Police - It's Alright For You: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It's Alright For You" 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.

D        E
Wake up Make up
D             E
Bring it up Shake up
D         E
Stand by Don't cry
D                   E       D G D G
Watching while the world die

Big car Movie star
Hot tip Go far
Blind date Too late
Take a bus Don't wait

Chorus
B                 A
It's alright for you
B                  A
It's alright for you
B                 A
It's alright for you
     E
For you and you and you and you and you
B                 A
It's alright for you
B                 A
It's alright for you
B                 A
It's alright for you
     E
For you and you and you


Limp wrist Tight fist
Contact No twist
Black dress No mess
People want no less, no less

Stand by Don't cry
Watching while the world die
Three lane Fast lane
Standing in the cold rain

Chorus:
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
For you and you and you and you and you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
For you

Headlight High life
Can't sleep Good night
Up tight Big fight
Big deal Too right, too right

Big town Don't drown
Jump back Turn around
No life Flick knife
Finish off my life

Chorus:
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
For you and you and you and you and you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
For you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

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 "It's Alright For You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It's Alright For You" by The Police.