Young the Giant - Mind Over Matter: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mind Over Matter" 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
Mind over matter
                 Em      Am
Does it matter to any of us
C
Don't change the subject
    Em             Am
I'm heavy on your love
C
I missed that train
         Em        Am
New York City: it rains
C                         Em
Fly to East L.A. in big jet planes
     Am                F
You know you're on my mind

Chorus:
F
And if the world don't break
C         G
I'll be shaking it
F                            C    Em
'Cause I'm a young man after all!
F
And when the seasons change
C          G       F
Will you stand by me?
                                 C Em C
'Cause I'm a young man built to fall

Mind over matter
I'm in tatters thinkin' about her
Taste my disaster
It's heavy on my tongue
All the lights aglow
Tokyo snows
Go to watch the show
Curtain's closed
I'm watching you this time

Chorus

(I missed that train)
New York City, it rains
(Fly to East L.A.) in big jet planes
You know you're on my mind
(All the lights aglow)
Tokyo snows
(Go to watch the show)
Curtain's closed
I'm watching you this time

C              Em Am
Mind over matter
C              Em Am
Mind over matter
                       F
You know you're on my mind

Chorus:
And if the world don't break
I'll be shakin' it
'Cause I'm a young man after all
(I missed that train) And when the seasons change
Will you stand by me?
(Fly to East L.A.)
'Cause I'm a young man built to fall
And if the world don't break
(All the lights aglow)
(Tokyo snows)
(Go to watch the show)
(Curtain's closed)
And when the seasons change
Will you stand by me?
'Cause I'm a young man built to fall


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

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