The Dø 'On My Shoulders' - Official video Chords

Tempo:
115.8 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

E

C

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Dø 'On My Shoulders' - Official video chords
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[E]
[Em] [C]
[A] [E] [A]
[G] Why do I always help you carry your boulder?
[E] You wonder why I carry [A] such a weight on my shoulder
[G] And why would I ever put you to load?
[C] Tell me [F] you've seen it [Dm] too, try it another [Am] way
[E] [Am] Would [C] [G] [C] [Em]
[Am] you try to make us friends with them soldiers
[G] When you know that I've never been familiar with orders
[Am] When you know that my heart is in a three days order
[G] And you should know that in my heart you fill every corner
[F] And someday you'll see that all I want is your [Dm] bleeding
Oh, [B] it's not enough, [Am] try it another way
Like [E]
[Am] [G] a soldier, [Am] how [Bm]
[Am] [G] many summers will it [Am] take?
[E] [Am]
[F] How many summers will I [E] wait?
How many shoulders will I [A] break?
[Am]
Why [C]
[B] [A] would I carry such a weight on your shoulders?
[G] Why am I always by your side when you're down?
[A] And why did I help you build a beautiful [Am]
house?
[G] And why did I break my back for you in cold?
[F] And someday you'll see next [Dm] time, I'll try it another [Am] way
[C] [G] [C] [Em]
[Am] Why would I have to quit if time makes me older?
[G] Why do they wonder why I never get bored?
[Am] And why would I tell them that I'll never let go?
[G] But hey, you're my man and we just all understand
[F] And someday you'll see that all I want is your bleeding
[Dm] So, next time I'll try it another way
[Am] [E] [Am]
[G] How long will I sit and wait like a soldier?
[Am]
[G] How many summers will it [Am] take?
[F] How many summers will I [E] wait?
How many shoulders will I [Am] break?
[E]
Why would I carry such a weight on your shoulders?
Why do I [G] always help you carry your boulder?
[A] You wonder why I carry such a weight on your shoulders
[Gm] And why [G] would I touch your low?
[F] And someday you'll see that all I want is your bleeding
[Dm] So, next time I'll try it another way
[Am] Like [Em]
[C] [G] a [Am] soldier
[Bm] How [C] [G] many summers will it [Dm] take?
[D]
[Am] How
[C] [Dm] many summers will I wait?
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
E
2311
C
3211
A
1231
Am
2311
G
2131
E
2311
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To learn The Dø - (Bonus version) On My Shoulders chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Am, G, Am, E, Am, G, F, Dm and Am. A good strategy is to initiate at 57 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 116 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Minor in mind.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] Why do I always help you carry your boulder?
[E] You wonder why I carry [A] such a weight on my shoulder
[G] And why would I ever put you to load?
[C] Tell me [F] you've seen it [Dm] too, try it another [Am] way
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ Would _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] you try to make us friends with them soldiers
[G] When you know that I've never been familiar with orders
[Am] When you know that my heart is in a three days order
[G] And you should know that in my heart you fill every corner
[F] And someday you'll see that all I want is your [Dm] bleeding
Oh, [B] it's not enough, [Am] try it another way
_ _ Like _ [E] _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ a soldier, [Am] _ how _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ many summers will it _ [Am] take?
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ How many summers will I [E] wait?
How many shoulders will I [A] break?
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ Why _ [C] _
[B] _ [A] _ would I carry such a weight on your shoulders?
[G] Why am I always by your side when you're down?
[A] And why did I help you build a beautiful [Am]
house?
[G] And why did I break my back for you in cold?
[F] And someday you'll see next [Dm] time, I'll try it another [Am] way _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
[Am] Why would I have to quit if time makes me older?
[G] Why do they wonder why I never get bored?
[Am] And why would I tell them that I'll never let go?
[G] But hey, you're my man and we just all understand
_ [F] And someday you'll see that all I want is your bleeding
[Dm] So, _ next time I'll try it another way
[Am] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ How long will I sit and wait like a soldier?
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ How many summers will it _ [Am] take? _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ How many summers will I [E] wait?
How many shoulders will I [Am] break? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Why would I carry such a weight on your shoulders?
Why do I [G] always help you carry your boulder?
[A] You wonder why I carry such a weight on your shoulders
[Gm] And why [G] would I touch _ your low?
[F] And someday you'll see that all I want is your bleeding
[Dm] So, next time I'll try it another way
[Am] _ Like _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ a [Am] soldier
_ _ _ _ [Bm] How [C] _ [G] _ _ many summers will it _ [Dm] _ take?
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ How _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ many summers will I wait? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the compositions on the album A Mouthful, written by Dan Levy and Olivia Merilahti, this one shines.

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