Afternoons In Utopia Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays570

Afternoons In Utopia by Alphaville is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Am and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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16
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  			Verso 1:
 G         D              Am            G 
Acrobats & Comets are floating by so fast 
 G         D              Am            G 
Children's faces S.M.I.L.E. like suns at last 
 G         D              Am            G 
Lilac butterflies are cruising without fear 
 G         D              Am            G 
All inviting you to stay and rest here 

 
 G                D 
You can halt your car 
       Am                G 
For an afternoon in Utopia 
    C              Am 
We shall stop the wars 
         D                  G 
On those afternoons in Utopia  

Verso 2: 
 G         D              Am            G 
Mighty Maomoondog drifts across the grass 
 G         D              Am            G 
Healing lullabies for Easter Time on Mars 
 G         D                    Am                G 
Paint your hats and shoes with flowers and with stars 
 G       D          Am           G 
Si-i-ing-ing to Metropolitan Operas 


 G                D 
You can halt your car 
       Am                G 
For an afternoon in Utopia 
    C              Am 
We shall stop the wars 
         D                  G 
On those afternoons in Utopia  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante