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It's Alright Now

Bombay Bicycle Club

RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
Em
F#mDiagram coming soon
CmDiagram coming soon
A×
Bm×
GmDiagram coming soon
D××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 1st fret
              
 
 
Intro:                                 |    E4 
e:--5---5---5---5-2-0---0---0-2-0-2-|  |  |-5-| 
b:--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|  |  |-5-| you can try 
G:--4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---|  |  |-4-| this voicing of 
D:----------------------------------|  |  |-2-| E4, fits better i.m.O. 
A:----------------------------------|  |  |---| 
E:----------------------------------|  |  |---| 
 
It?s alright now, I don?t wanna wait 
It?s alright now, I don?t wanna wait 
 
G        Em F#m Cm       A                   Bm   
                           It?s alright now, I don?t wanna wait 
G        Em F#m Cm       A                   Bm   
                           It?s alright now, I don?t wanna wait 
 
G                Em  F#m Bm         (if the Em F#m are too fast for you, skip them) 
  Let me be your fortress 
A                Bm 
  One word then all of this 
G                Em  F#m Bm    
  If I pushed it all to the back 
A                    Bm 
  Would you run home just like that? 
 
G               Em  Gm  Bm 
  If you?re not there today 
A                   Bm 
  It?s alright now, I can't wait 
G          Em   F#m Bm 
You cannot think of the cost 
A                   Bm 
  Burnt up like the day we lost 
 
   E4                     D      
If only you could you see mine  
A           A4  A 
running out dry 
Bm            A              G 
Some of these feelings never died 
  E4             D 
I step onto your side 
    A             A4  A 
You never did see mine 
Bm              A                G 
Tell me are you sleeping still tonight 
 
G                   Em   F#m Bm 
Is this the one  is this the one 
A                          Bm 
Is this the place where it all stems from 
G                  Em  F#m    Bm 
Where it had every right to become 
A               Bm 
Step away step away stay numb 
 
G                    Em F#m  Bm      
  'Cause you weren?t there today 
A                   Bm 
  It?s alright now, I can wait 
G         Em F#m   Bm 
We cannot think of the cost 
A                   Bm 
  Burnt up like the days we lost 
 
   E4                     D      
If only you could you see mine  
A           A4  A 
running out dry 
Bm            A              G 
Some of these feelings never died 
  E4             D 
I step onto your side 
    A             A4  A 
You never did see mine 
Bm              A                G 
Tell me are you sleeping still tonight 
 
Em    F#m    A                   F#m  
               It?s alright now, I don?t wanna wait 
Em    F#m    G 
               It?s alright now, I don?t wanna wait 
 
Em             F#m         A                     F#m  
Made a plan to be someone,   mess it up when the moment comes 
Em             A               G 
Step away step away stay numb,   It?s alright now, I don?t wanna wait 
 
Em             F#m         A                     F#m  
Made a plan to be someone,   mess it up when the moment comes 
Em             A               G 
Step away step away stay numb,   It?s alright now, I don?t wanna wait 
 
Em             F#m         A                     F#m  
Made a plan to be someone,   mess it up when the moment comes 
Em             A               G 
Step away step away stay numb,   It?s alright now, I don?t wanna wait 
 
Em             F#m         A                     F#m  
Made a plan to be someone,   mess it up when the moment comes 
Em             A               G 
Step away step away stay numb,   It?s alright now, I don?t wanna wait 
          
 

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Chord set

G · Em · F#m · Cm · A · Bm · Gm · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.