Sad Songs

Tones and I - Sad Songs: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sad Songs" 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.

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Chorus:
E                      G#7
I'm so sick of hearing old sad songs
          C#m                A
’Cause it makes me think of you
    E                       G#7
And I'm so sick of knowing that you're gone
        C#m                  A
But the sad songs help me through
                       E        G#7   C#m  A
We could’ve been the greatest, woah, woah
                       E        G#7  C#m
We could've been the greatest, oh, woah
             A
But now the sad songs help me through

        E
I don't understand the way it happened
  G#7
I guess I take these things for granted
  C#m
I don't think that you take advantage
     A
And now you're gone, I'm in a panic
     E
The way we ask, the way we take things
    G#7
The highs and lows, the way we break these
    C#m
The fast and slow, the road we make seems
    A
To lead us back to the same faces

E                           G#7
Now I don't wanna turn the radio on
C#m                          A
But I'll feel better when I hear a sad song
E                              G#7
Nothing’s worst than the cold feeling you’re gone
C#m                          A
But I'll do better when the radio, radio

Chorus

And I don't understand the way it happened
I guess I take these things for granted
I don't think that you took advantage
But now you're gone, I'm in a panic
The way we ask, the way we take things
The highs and lows, the way we break these
The fast and slow, the road we make seems
To lead us back to the same faces

Now I don't wanna turn the radio on
But I'll feel better when I hear a sad song
Nothing's worst than the cold feeling you're gone
But I'll do better when the radio, radio

Chorus:
I'm so sick of hearing old sad songs
'Cause it makes me think of you (Radio, radio)
And I'm so sick of knowing that you're gone
But the sad songs help me through (Sad songs)
We could've been the greatest, woah, woah
We could've been the greatest, oh, woah
But now the sad songs help me through

Now I don't wanna turn the radio on
But I'll feel better when I hear a sad song
Nothing's worst than the cold feeling you're gone
But I'll do better when the radio, radio's on


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G#7

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sad Songs" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sad Songs" by Tones and I.

Tones and I - Sad Songs: Guitar Chords

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