Chords for For What It's Worth

Tempo:
62.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Em

C

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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For What It's Worth chords
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[D] [C#] [D] [C#]
[D] [B] [D]
[E] [D]
[Em] [D] [G]
[D] [Em]
[A] [D] [G] [G]
[D] [Em] What it's worth, [D] a nickel's [Em] just a nickel, son.
[G] Your pleasure comes, your pain is [D] gonna hurt.
[Em] Out on the road, [D] an [G] old horse walking alone, shaking off the miles been [D] rolling.
[Em] Hard and lean, [D] the valley [E] of the shadows, [G]
wickedness [D] unravels.
[Em]
[D] [G]
[D] [Em] Wicked man, [D] dealing [G] cards to an honest man, stealing up all his farming [D] land.
[Em] A damn shame, [D] his oldest child [G] is starving now, there ain't no mule to pull the [D] plow.
[Em] There ain't no rain, [F#m] cause all the [G] crops are burning dry, except for the tear in his mama's [D] eye.
[C] Dinner arrived, [C] [G] [D] everything [C] is fine.
[D] [B] [G] [G] [Dm]
[D] [G]
[D]
[A] [Em] [D]
With [G] [A] [D]
one [E] [Em] touch, [F#m] water turns to [G] rust, well tell me, who is there to trust [D] anymore?
You're falling [Em] fast, [D] you're a rock hitting [G] glass, running from your shattered [D] past.
What [G] [D]
[G] [D]
it's worth, [F#m] a nickel's just a nickel, [G] son.
Your pleasure comes, your pain [D] is gonna hurt.
When you're out on [G] the road, [D] it's [F#] just an [G] old horse walking alone, shaking off the miles [Dm] been rolling.
Hard [Em] and lean, [D] through [F#] the valley [D] of [F#m] the [G] shadows, wickedness [D] unravels.
With one touch, [F#m] said the water turns to [D] rust, [G] well tell me, who is there to trust [Dm] anymore?
When you're [Em] falling fast, [G] [D] it's just a rock hitting glass, [G] running from your shattered [Dm] past.
[D] Well tell me, [Em] all you need [D] [F#m] is a guitar string and a bendy [G] knee, a country boy, [D] that's all you need.
[Em] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D] [C] [B] [G]
[D] [C] [C] [Bm]
[F] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
F#m
123111112
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
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To start learning Ryan Bingham - For What Its Worth chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Em, G, D, Em, D and G in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 31 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 63 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] What it's worth, _ [D] a nickel's [Em] just a nickel, son.
[G] Your pleasure comes, your pain is [D] gonna hurt.
[Em] Out on the road, [D] _ an [G] old horse walking alone, shaking off the miles been [D] rolling.
_ _ [Em] Hard and lean, _ [D] the valley [E] of the shadows, [G] _
wickedness [D] unravels.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] Wicked man, _ _ [D] dealing [G] cards to an honest man, stealing up all his farming [D] land.
_ _ [Em] A damn shame, _ _ [D] his oldest child [G] is starving now, there ain't no mule to pull the [D] plow.
_ _ [Em] There ain't no rain, _ _ [F#m] cause all the [G] crops are burning dry, except for the tear in his mama's [D] eye.
_ _ [C] Dinner arrived, _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] everything [C] is fine.
_ [D] _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D]
With _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ one [E] [Em] touch, _ [F#m] water turns to [G] rust, well tell me, who is there to trust [D] anymore?
_ You're falling [Em] fast, _ _ [D] you're a rock hitting [G] glass, running from your shattered [D] past.
What _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ it's worth, _ _ [F#m] a nickel's just a nickel, [G] son.
Your pleasure comes, your pain [D] is gonna hurt.
_ When you're out on [G] the road, _ [D] it's [F#] just an [G] old horse walking alone, shaking off the miles [Dm] been rolling. _
_ Hard [Em] and lean, [D] through [F#] the valley [D] of [F#m] the [G] shadows, wickedness _ [D] unravels.
_ With one touch, _ [F#m] said the water turns to [D] rust, [G] well tell me, who is there to trust [Dm] anymore?
When you're [Em] falling fast, _ [G] [D] it's just a rock hitting glass, [G] running from your shattered [Dm] past. _
[D] Well tell me, [Em] all you need [D] _ [F#m] is a guitar string and a bendy [G] knee, a country boy, [D] that's all you need. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [B] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _

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