Young the Giant - Paralysis: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Paralysis" 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.

Dm       F        Am
Paralyzed, on the floor again.
Dm     F         Am
Lately I've been fiending.

           Dm
Cause it's over, I'm stupid.
 C                 Am
Living a lie on my own, so alone.
       Dm
You're calling consistently
    C                     Am
but I'm paralyzed on the floor far from you.

Chorus:
     C                Em
And lately I've been thinking
Am       G      Dm
I'm not feeling anything at all.
        F
Will I survive in the dead of night?
     G       Am
And now the lights are fading faster.
Dm                      F       G    Dm
Save me from my disaster, my disaster.

Am
Lay the lights down low
Dm                    F
God only knows I give up to the fire.
Am
You didn't always come up from the water.
Dm                        F
I only thought you were crying from laughter.
Am
Saving myself from the mouth of a monster.
Dm   C            Am
Paralyzed on the floor again.
Dm   C          Am
Baby I've been fiending.

Chorus

Paralyzed on the floor
And lately I've been feeling
I'm not thinking anything at all
Will I survive in the dead of night?
And now the lights are fading faster
Save me from my disaster, my disaster

Chorus:
God only knows I give up to the fire
You didn't always come up from the water
I only thought you were crying from laughter
Saving myself from the mouth of a monster


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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

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