Chords for Marcus Mumford - Better Off High
Tempo:
148.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [C]
[Am] [C]
[D] [C]
[C] [Am]
[C] Bless that medicine, bringing round that click in your head, [G] [C]
better [A] off high [C] than dead.
[F]
When you [C] are stripped bare, when you [A] have settled your [F] affairs, [C] dressed in white like
a bride, [G]
[F] or a new believer, [Am]
holding a handful [G] of diamonds, [C]
what [G] [C] else can [F] we try?
What [G] else [C] can [F] we try?
[C]
That's all that's left [F] for us, [C] when
[G] you are [F] back [C] on the line,
[G]
that [F] lost [B] stillness [G] in your [F]
mind,
[C] almost seized me, [F] and all [C] of this [F] tedious talk, it's [C]
cheap, [D] [C] it's easy,
[Am]
holding a handful [G] of diamonds, [C]
what else can [F] we try?
That's all [G] that's [F] left for us, [C] anyway, hey, [G] anyway, hey, oh,
[Am] yeah, [G] some helps [C] put a piece on [F] me,
[Am] my skin [G] feels [C] like there are hooks [F] in me,
but [Am] the silence [G] turns [C] up the curse [F] in me.
[G] [C]
[B] [C]
[G] [Am]
[B] [C] [G]
[C]
[Am] [C]
[A] [C]
[D]
[Am] [C]
[A]
[F] [B] [C]
Bless that medicine, bringing round [A] that [B] click in [C] your head, better off [C] high than dead.
[Am] [C]
[D] [C]
[C] [Am]
[C] Bless that medicine, bringing round that click in your head, [G] [C]
better [A] off high [C] than dead.
[F]
When you [C] are stripped bare, when you [A] have settled your [F] affairs, [C] dressed in white like
a bride, [G]
[F] or a new believer, [Am]
holding a handful [G] of diamonds, [C]
what [G] [C] else can [F] we try?
What [G] else [C] can [F] we try?
[C]
That's all that's left [F] for us, [C] when
[G] you are [F] back [C] on the line,
[G]
that [F] lost [B] stillness [G] in your [F]
mind,
[C] almost seized me, [F] and all [C] of this [F] tedious talk, it's [C]
cheap, [D] [C] it's easy,
[Am]
holding a handful [G] of diamonds, [C]
what else can [F] we try?
That's all [G] that's [F] left for us, [C] anyway, hey, [G] anyway, hey, oh,
[Am] yeah, [G] some helps [C] put a piece on [F] me,
[Am] my skin [G] feels [C] like there are hooks [F] in me,
but [Am] the silence [G] turns [C] up the curse [F] in me.
[G] [C]
[B] [C]
[G] [Am]
[B] [C] [G]
[C]
[Am] [C]
[A] [C]
[D]
[Am] [C]
[A]
[F] [B] [C]
Bless that medicine, bringing round [A] that [B] click in [C] your head, better off [C] high than dead.
Key:
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[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ Bless that _ medicine, _ _ _ bringing round that click in your head, _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ better [A] off high [C] than dead.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ When you [C] are stripped bare, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
when you [A] have settled your [F] affairs, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] dressed in white _ _ _ like
a bride, _ _ _ [G] _
[F] or a new _ _ believer, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ holding _ a handful [G] of diamonds, _ _ _ [C] _
what [G] _ [C] else can [F] we try?
_ _ _ _ _ _ What [G] else [C] can [F] we try?
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That's all that's left [F] for us, _ [C] _ _ when _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ you are [F] back [C] on the line, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
that [F] lost [B] stillness [G] in your _ [F] _
mind,
_ _ _ _ _ [C] almost _ seized me, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] and all [C] of this [F] tedious _ talk, _ _ _ _ it's [C]
cheap, _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ it's easy,
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
holding _ _ a handful [G] of _ diamonds, _ _ [C]
what _ else can [F] we try?
_ _ _ _ _ That's all [G] _ that's [F] left for us, _ _ _ _ [C] anyway, _ _ hey, _ _ _ [G] anyway, _ _ hey, oh, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] yeah, [G] some helps [C] put a piece on [F] _ me, _
_ _ [Am] my skin [G] feels [C] like there are hooks [F] in me, _ _ _ _
but [Am] the silence [G] turns [C] up the curse [F] in _ me. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Bless that _ medicine, _ _ _ bringing round [A] that [B] click in [C] your head, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ better off _ [C] high than dead. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ Bless that _ medicine, _ _ _ bringing round that click in your head, _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ better [A] off high [C] than dead.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ When you [C] are stripped bare, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
when you [A] have settled your [F] affairs, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] dressed in white _ _ _ like
a bride, _ _ _ [G] _
[F] or a new _ _ believer, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ holding _ a handful [G] of diamonds, _ _ _ [C] _
what [G] _ [C] else can [F] we try?
_ _ _ _ _ _ What [G] else [C] can [F] we try?
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That's all that's left [F] for us, _ [C] _ _ when _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ you are [F] back [C] on the line, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
that [F] lost [B] stillness [G] in your _ [F] _
mind,
_ _ _ _ _ [C] almost _ seized me, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] and all [C] of this [F] tedious _ talk, _ _ _ _ it's [C]
cheap, _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ it's easy,
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
holding _ _ a handful [G] of _ diamonds, _ _ [C]
what _ else can [F] we try?
_ _ _ _ _ That's all [G] _ that's [F] left for us, _ _ _ _ [C] anyway, _ _ hey, _ _ _ [G] anyway, _ _ hey, oh, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] yeah, [G] some helps [C] put a piece on [F] _ me, _
_ _ [Am] my skin [G] feels [C] like there are hooks [F] in me, _ _ _ _
but [Am] the silence [G] turns [C] up the curse [F] in _ me. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _
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[B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Bless that _ medicine, _ _ _ bringing round [A] that [B] click in [C] your head, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ better off _ [C] high than dead. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _