Chords for Ellie Goulding - The Writer (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
70 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

A

E

D

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ellie Goulding - The Writer (Official Music Video) chords
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[A]
[E] [F#m]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[E] [A] [F#m] You [D] wait for a silence, [F#m] I [A] wait for words
[F#m] Lie [D] next to your frame, [F#m] [E] girl unobserved
[F#m] You [D] change your position, [A] and you're [E] changing me
[F#m] [Bm] Causing me shadows [A] where they shouldn't [F#m] be
[D] We're interrupted [A] by the [E] heat of the sun
[F#m] [D] Trying to prevent [F#m] what's [E] already begun
[F#m] [D] You're just a body, [A] I can [E] smell your skin
[F#m] [Bm] And when I feel it, [A] you're wearing thin
But I have [F#m] thoughts of what?
[E] Why don't you [F#m] be the artist?
[D] I'll make me [A] outplay
[E] Why don't you [F#m] be the writer?
[D] Inside the [A] words I say
[F#m] Cause I'd rather [Bm] pretend [E] I'll still be [F#m] there
[E] [A] All is too [Bm] hard to ask
Would you [A] try to help me?
[Bm] [F#m] [D] Sat on this sofa, [A] this [E] old broken spring
[F#m] This [D] isn't the place [F#m] for those [E] violin strings
[F#m] I [D] try not to smile, [A] I [E] aim it at you
[F#m] [Bm] You must have missed it, [A] you always do
[E] But I have thoughts [F#m] of what?
[E] Why don't you [F#m] be the artist?
I'll make me [A] outplay
Why don't [E] you [F#m] be the writer?
[D] Inside the [A] words I say
[F#m] Cause I'd rather [Bm] pretend [E] I'll still be [F#m] there at the [E] end
[A] All is too [Bm] hard to ask
Would you [A] try to help me?
[D]
You wake, I wake, [E] causing shadows [A] [D] interrupted
You wake, [A] I wake, [E] causing shadows [F#m] [G#] interrupted
[D] You wake, [A] I wake, [E] causing shadows
Why don't you [F#m] be the artist?
[D] I'll make me [A] outplay
[E] Why don't you [F#m] be [D] the writer?
Inside the [A] words I say
[F#m] Cause I'd rather [Bm] pretend [E] I'll still be [F#m] there at the [E] end
[A] All is too [Bm] hard to ask
[D] Would you try to help [E] me?
Why don't you [F#m] be the [D] artist?
I'll [A]
[E] make me outplay
Why don't you [F#m] be the writer?
[D] Inside the [A] words I say
[F#m] Cause I'd rather [Bm] pretend [E] I'll still be there [F#m] at [G#m] the end
[A] All is [C#] too [B] hard to ask
[E] Would you [A] try to help me?
Key:  
F#m
123111112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn Ellie Goulding - The Writer chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, A, E, F#m, A, F#m and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 35 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 70 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [F#m] You [D] wait for a silence, [F#m] I [A] wait for words
[F#m] Lie [D] next to your frame, [F#m] [E] girl unobserved
[F#m] You [D] change your position, [A] and you're [E] changing me
[F#m] [Bm] Causing me shadows [A] where they shouldn't [F#m] be
[D] We're interrupted [A] by the [E] heat of the sun
[F#m] [D] Trying to prevent [F#m] what's [E] already begun
[F#m] [D] You're just a body, [A] I can [E] smell your skin
[F#m] [Bm] And when I feel it, [A] you're wearing thin
But I have [F#m] thoughts of what?
[E] Why don't you [F#m] be the artist?
[D] I'll make me [A] outplay
[E] Why don't you [F#m] be the writer?
[D] Inside the [A] words I say
[F#m] Cause I'd rather [Bm] pretend [E] I'll still be [F#m] there
[E] [A] All is too [Bm] hard to ask
Would you [A] try to help me?
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] Sat on this sofa, [A] this [E] old broken spring
[F#m] This [D] isn't the place [F#m] for those [E] violin strings
[F#m] I [D] try not to smile, [A] I [E] aim it at you
[F#m] [Bm] You must have missed it, [A] you always do
[E] But I have thoughts [F#m] of what?
[E] Why don't you [F#m] be the artist?
I'll make me [A] outplay
Why don't [E] you [F#m] be the writer?
[D] Inside the [A] words I say
[F#m] Cause I'd rather [Bm] pretend [E] I'll still be [F#m] there at the [E] end
[A] All is too [Bm] hard to ask
Would you [A] try to help me?
[D]
You wake, I wake, [E] causing shadows [A] [D] interrupted
You wake, [A] I wake, [E] causing shadows [F#m] [G#] interrupted
[D] You wake, [A] I wake, [E] causing shadows _ _
Why don't you [F#m] be the artist?
[D] I'll make me [A] outplay
[E] Why don't you [F#m] be [D] the writer?
Inside the [A] words I say
[F#m] Cause I'd rather [Bm] pretend [E] I'll still be [F#m] there at the [E] end
[A] All is too [Bm] hard to ask
[D] Would you try to help [E] me?
Why don't you [F#m] be the [D] artist?
I'll _ _ [A]
[E] make me outplay
Why don't you [F#m] be the writer?
[D] Inside the [A] words I say
[F#m] Cause I'd rather [Bm] pretend [E] I'll still be there [F#m] at [G#m] the end
[A] All is [C#] too [B] hard to ask
[E] Would you [A] try to help me? _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Ellie Goulding and Jonny Lattimer.

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