The Score - Don't Wanna Be: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Don't Wanna Be" 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
You can't know up till you've been down
                    Em
You can't take off tied to the ground
       Bm
(Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh)
     D
You can't live days scared of the night
                       Em
And if it's dark don't mean there's no light
       Bm
(Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh)

    Em                             G
But in the silence, we can make a sound

Chorus:
D
Everyone wants
Everyone needs
                      Em
Looking for something to believe
Bm
When we get close, everyone knows
G
Feels like we're going home
D
Everyone wants
Everyone dreams
                   Em
In the end love is all we need
Bm
When we get close, everyone knows
G
Feels like we're going home

D
Oh woah oh, oh woah oh
                  Em
Feels like we're going home
Bm
Oh woah oh, oh woah oh
G
Feels like we're going home

You can't know love till you know pain
You can't feel pride till you feel shame
(Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh)
Cause love's one thing you can't pretend
And desperation's not your friend
(Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh)

But in the silence, we can make a sound, oh

Chorus

Oh woah oh, oh woah oh
Feels like we're going home
Oh woah oh, oh woah oh
Feels like we're going home

D
(When we get close, everybody knows)
When we get close, everybody knows
(Feels like we're going home)
Feels like we're going home
(When we get close, everybody knows)
When we get close, everybody knows
(Feels like we're going home)
Feels like we're going home

Chorus

Oh woah oh, oh woah oh
Feels like we're going home
Oh woah oh, oh woah oh
Feels like we're going home
Oh woah oh, oh woah oh
Feels like we're going home
Oh woah oh, oh woah oh
Feels like we're going home


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

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 "Don't Wanna Be" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don't Wanna Be" by The Score.