Young the Giant - It's About Time: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "It's About Time" 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.
C#m All the kids are throwing sticks, politics, nights on the wire Everybody wants to get by B 'Ts a test of the times F#m A test of my rights C#m It's on pretty lady Born to be angry Grip of the vice Click on the trigger, girl Sip wine on ice It's about time Best to rewind You better blow (Pistols, pistols, pistols) Chorus: C#m B A Lights low G#m F#m Go on baby go It's a bad time C#m I'm on a tight rope B A G#m F#m Don't go-o C#m It's about time, It's about time Everybody come on Lights on the beaches Everybody come on, delight Close the front door I don't wanna go Like I'm on the "Truman Show" Best to let go You don't wanna know Ya better blow (Pistols, pistols, pistols) Chorus: Lights low Go on baby go It's about time I'm on a tightrope Don't go, go It's about time, it's about F#m All the years of paradise E Paradigms, paralyze us F#m B You're crazy F#m All the cards you've organized Shuffled twice in front of my eyes G# Everybody has C#m Needs, wants, a cold gun Chorus: Lights low Go on baby go It's about time I'm on a tightrope Don't go, go It's about time, it's about (Pistols, pistols) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C#m  E  F#m  G#  G#m  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 "It's About Time" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It's About Time" by Young the Giant.