The whole song seems to be based on fifth-string root bar chords, but because they go so high at one point
and because only three strings are necessary, simpler shapes can be made. Standard tuning.
C Bb Dm G F C8 Em Eb
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|---5----3----6----12----10----17----8----8------|
G|---5----3----7----12----10----17----9----8------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|---3----1----5----10----8-----15----7----6------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------5-----------------|
G|-----------5----------------------5-------| (Repeat)
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------3----------3-------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Use this same method for every chord shape.
GOLDEN CHORDS
C
[Verse]
Bb C
Days fog
Bb Dm C
Can’t see past the edge of what’s gone but I’m hoping I’ll try
Bb C
And the rain shines
Bb Dm C
And the showers and the fawns in the field arrange in my eyes
Dm
So why fight?
C
With nature’s call around
Dm
You talk about frights
C
In the verse of the every song
Dm
You tell me what’s wrong
G
But what’s right?
(G)
You’re seeing creation
[Chorus]
C F
That crushing never ending change is so full of love
F G C8 F
And so you’re waking to face the change in your role
F G C8 F
And with each restless shiver you wretch from your soul
F G
You’re asking, oooooh
C8 F
Is that something I’m not anymore?
F G C8 F
A brother to shake these broken chords till they turn gold
Em F C
[Verse]
Dm
And I tried
C
To survive without that gold
Dm
And wondering why
C
Our exchange can never hold
Dm
Am I what’s wrong?
G
Well what’s right?
(G)
Stop trusting in demons
[Chorus]
C F
You’re scattered ever lonely buddy but so full of love
F G C8 F
Please stop repeating your terror you choose what you see
F G
It’s always “what if?” and “why not?”
C8 F
Man you gotta just be
F G C8 F
Simplify, define your goals and watch them grow
F G C8 F
Be your own true self the you that I know
[Interlude]
Em F C
Em Eb
Bb C Dm
[Bridge]
Bb C
Days gone
Bb Dm C
As I peer past the edge of what’s lost I’m starting to cry
Bb C
But the rain’s fine
Bb Dm C
And the tears feel warm and my body is humming alive
Dm
In time
C
You’ll revive what you thought dead
Dm
You’ve stopped your own climb
C
On the verge of every end
Dm
You tell me what’s wrong
G
But what’s right?
[Chorus]
(G) C F
Stop believing your being’s been shattered and distorted cause brother you're so full of love
F G C8 F
And so you’re hoping to make a change in your role
F G C8 F
Repeating mantras to find some ground for your soul
F G
Stop asking, oooooh
C8 F
Is that something I’m not anymore?
F G C8 F
A brother to shake these broken chords till they turn gold
Em F C
F*: The F chord played at the beginning of each line sounds different from the F played at the end of the
previous line (or vice versa?). I couldn’t pinpoint the difference, but it’s pretty clear when you listen
to the music.
