Twenty One Pilots - Shy Away: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Shy Away" 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.

        F
When I get home
Am                  G
You better not be there
               Em
We're placin' bets you won't

C         G/B   F
Shed your modesty
              Am               G
And the only thing to leave behind
             Em           C  G/B
Is your own skin on the floor

Chorus:
            F
Don't you shy away (Ah-ah-ah)
Dm
Manifest a ceiling
          Am
When you shy away (Ah-ah-ah)
G/B                 G
Searchin' for that feelin'
              F
Just like an "I love you" (Ooh, ooh)
     Dm
That isn't words (Ooh, ooh)
       Am                          G/B
Like a song he wrote, that's never heard
         G
(Ah-ah-ah)
Don't you (Ssh)

          F
When you get home
     Am          G
You barely recognize the pictures
Em
They put in a frame

             C         G/B
'Cause you shed your modesty
F                 Dm
Don't circle the track
               Am
Take what you have
                            G/B
And leave your skin on the floor

Chorus

        F
When I get home
Dm
Boy, you better not be there
Am
You're long gone

    G/B       G
You shed your modesty
F                 Dm
Don't circle the track
                        Am
Just break the cycle in half
                           G/B  G
And leave your skin on the floor

Chorus:
            F
Don't you shy away (Ah-ah-ah)
Dm
Manifest a ceiling
          Am
When you shy away (Ah-ah-ah)
G/B                 G
Searchin' for that feelin'
              F
Just like an "I love you" (Ooh, ooh)
     Dm
That isn't words (Ooh, ooh)
       Am                          G/B
Like a song he wrote, that's never heard
(Ah-ah-ah)
              F           Dm        Am G/B G
That's never heard (Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah)

Am
An "I love you"
That isn't words
Like a song he wrote
             G/B
That's never heard
            F     Dm Am G/B G
Don't you shy away


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Shy Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shy Away" by Twenty One Pilots.