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Atlas by Guns N' Roses

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Tuning: Half-step down

Key: F#

🤘 Intro:

G


🤘 Verse 1:
F
Why should I try and judge the things they say
                           G
That just won’t budge, I’m letting go
    F
And sheltered from the blind
F
So you managed to be kind
    G                                               C
But still enough to show me how to keep it together
D        F
When I’m crying out in vain
F
No matter who’s to blame
                G          C G
There’s still a ways to go
    F
So, if you ask me to believe your heart won’t follow you
           G
It’s got a mind of its own

🤘 Pre-chorus:
Gb                         C
When it says “Run” and the road gets rough
    Am
And you’re the one
      G                    B     Gb
Whose shoulders just ain’t wide enough
      C                            Am
Whose shoulders shrug when they’ve had enough


🤘 Chorus:
D                                          C
I’d be the last to say, "don’t follow your heart"
            Em              C             G
But there’s more to what it takes to be a man
D                C
Than what you've known
C
What you’ve shown
Em           C             G      C D
Than that we know you understand


🤘 Verse 2:
     F
It's not the thing, if I were you
F
I would say all that I do
      G                          C    D
To be half as strong, or still belong
   F
If you should take the time
F
To look back at what you find
           G
Your heart misadventures


🤘 Pre-chorus:
Gb                         C
When it says “Run” and the road gets rough
    Am
And you’re the one
      G                    B     Gb
Whose shoulders just ain’t wide enough
      C                            Am
Whose shoulders shrug when they’ve had enough


🤘 Chorus:
D                                          C
I’d be the last to say, "don’t follow your heart"
            Em              C             G
But there’s more to what it takes to be a man
D                C
Than what you've known
C
What you’ve shown
Em           C             G
Than that we know you understand
D                C
In fact, I never said, "don’t follow your heart"
     Em                              C      G
If I thought that's what it takes to make a man
D                C
From what you've known
G               C    G
All that you’ve been shown
 Em                               G
Gee, even now I'd hope you'd understand


Guitar Solo:
Bb C G   Bb F G
Bb C G   Bb F Gb
C  A


Out-🤘 Chorus:
D                                          C
I’d be the last to say, "don’t follow your heart"
            Em              C             G
But there’s more to what it takes to be a man
D                C
Than what you've known
C
What you’ve shown
Em           C             G
Than that we know you understand
D                C
In fact, I never said, "don’t follow your heart"
     Em                              C      G
If I thought that's what it takes to make a man
D                C
From what you've known
G               C    G
All that you’ve been shown
 Em                               G
Gee, even now I'd hope you'd understand

Atlas Chords Info

Published: December 7, 2025

Last Updated: February 10, 2026

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Chords: F#, G, F, C, D, Gb, Am, B, Em, Bb, A