The Who - Melancholia: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Melancholia" 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 Melancholia Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Who

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 "Melancholia" smoothly on your guitar.

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

             D#
My coffee's cold, my paper's old
             E            D#
My heart is sold to melancholia
My clothes are torn, my shoes are worn
My heart is born to melancholia

A strange surprise, what I despised
In other guys is here in me
They lose their girl, they lose their world
And then they cry for all to see

Chorus:
      E     F#      C#       E     F#       C#
I've never felt so bad, the virus drives me mad

The sheets are grey, left since the day
She went away, I lost all power
The dust is thick, the dog is sick
The kids have picked most of the flowers

     F                           E
The sun is shining, but not for me
     F                           E
The sun is shining, but not for me

Chorus

The sheets are grey, left since the day
She went away, I lost all power
The dog is sick, the dust is thick
The kids have picked most of the flowers


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 "Melancholia" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Melancholia" by The Who.

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