Young the Giant - Insomnia: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Insomnia" 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 Insomnia Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Young the Giant

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 "Insomnia" smoothly on your guitar.

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

       Bm A D G
Paper bag
                Bm A D G
Floats like a cloud
        D      G
Will it ever touch down
    D         G
A piece of trash
        D    G Bm D G
On the boulevard?

Shattered glass (Ha, oh, oh)
Shines like a pearl (Ha, ah, oh, oh)
Will it ever go back
The gods we smashed
To the way it was?

 D            Em
Will it ever go back?

Chorus:
  A#       G    D
Climb into yourself
  A#          G        D
Crawl up the hanging steppe
A#     G
Insomnia
A#     G
Insomnia (Ha, ah, ah)

Ha, ah, oh, oh (Oh, oh)
Ha, ah, oh, oh (Oh, oh)
Ha, ah, oh, oh (Oh, oh)
Ha, ah, oh, oh

Will it ever go back?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Insomnia" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Insomnia" by Young the Giant.