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Maroon 5 - Tickets Chords

ChordsEm, Am7, Am, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram


[Em]She’s got tickets to her own show. [Am7]
But [Am]nobody wants to go. [Em]
[Em]And I’m stuck sitting in the front row. [Am7]
I’m [Am]singing along, like there’s no [Em]tomorrow.
(tap tap tap tap)


Its [Em]funny how you say that you [Am7]made it on your own.
When you haven’t [Am]worked for anyone your daddy [Em]didn’t know
You [Em]say ya got a job but I don’t [Am7]know what you do
Such a fa, [Am]fa, fucking snob that you’ll [Em]never know the truth


You’re [Em]perfect on the outside but [G]nothing at the core.
It’s [Am]easy to forget when you show up at [Em]my door
[Em]Stop messing with my mind, ‘cause you’ll never [G]have my heart.
But your [Em]perfect little body make, make, makes me fall apart
Your [Em]perfect little body make, make, makes me fall apart


[Em]She’s got tickets to her own show. [Am7]
But [Am]nobody wants to go. [Em]
[Em]And I’m stuck sitting in the front row. [Am7]
I’m [Am]singing along, like there’s no [Em]tomorrow.
[Em]La la la la la la la la la la la la


[Em]I know you want to stay, but I [Am7]think that you should go
‘Cause you got [Am]nothing to say, you just [Em]sit there on your phone.
I [Em]tried not to give in, but [Am7]temptation has me lost
So I [Em]will do my best to get, get, get, get, get you off


You’re [Em]perfect on the outside but [G]nothing at the core.
It’s [Am]easy to forget when you show up at [Em]my door
[Em]Stop messing with my mind, ‘cause you’ll never [G]have my heart.
But your [Em]perfect little body make, make, makes me fall apart
Your [Em]perfect little body make, make, makes me fall apart


[Em]She’s got tickets to her own show. [Am7]
But [Am]nobody wants to go. [Em]
[Em]And I’m stuck sitting in the front row. [Am7]
I’m [Am]singing along, like there’s no [Em]tomorrow.


[Em]La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
[Em]La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la, la, la, la
[Em]La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la, la, la, la


Yeah, [Em]She’s got tickets to her own show. [Am7]
But [Am]nobody wants to go. [Em]
[Em]And I’m stuck sitting in the front row. [Am7]
I’m [Am]singing along, like there’s no [Em]tomorrow.


[Em]She’s got tickets to her own show. [Am7]
But [Am]nobody wants to go. [Em]
[Em]And I’m stuck sitting in the front row. [Am7]
I’m [Am]singing along, like there’s no [Em]tomorrow.


[Em]La, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la,
la, [Em]la, la, la, la
[Em]La, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la,
la, [Em]la, la, la, yeah

ArtistMaroon 5
AlbumOverexposed
GenresPop
Year2012
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Tickets on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Maroon 5 - Tickets on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Tickets uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (19), Em → Am7 (14), and Am7 → Am (13). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - Am7 chord transition.

1. Em → Am7 chord transition

To move from Em to Am7;

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to Am7

2. Am7 → Am chord transition

To move from Am7 to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
Am7 to Am

3. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em;

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
Am to Em

4. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
Em to G

5. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Tickets.

  • Tickets includes 59 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Tickets contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Tickets connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → Am: 12%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → Em: 10%