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The Great Divide chords

Noah Kahan

NowCapo 4

Em

then Em

Em23
I can't recall the last time that we talked
About anything but Emlooking Gout for cops
GWe Cgot cigarette burns in Emthe same side of our hands, Cwe ain't friends
CWe're just Gmorons, who broke Amskin in the Csame spot
CBut I've Gnever seen you take a Cturn that wide
CAnd I'm high Genough to still Amcare if I Cdie
CSo I tried to read the thoughts Gthat you'd Aworked overtime to Cstop
CYou said, G"Fuck off," and AmI said Cnothin' for a while
CYou Gknow I Athink about Cyou all the time
CAnd Gmy deep AmCmisunderstanding of your life
CGAnd how bad it Amust have been Cfor you back then
CAnd how hard it was to Gkeep it all inside
GI hope Bmyou settlе down, I hope Cyou marry rich
CI hope you're scarеd of Gonly ordinary shit
GLike Bmmurderers and ghosts and Ccancer on your skin
CAnd not Gyour soul and Bmwhat He Cmight do with Git
GYou inched yourself across the great divide
GWhile Cwe drove aimlessly along the GTwin State line
CI heard nothing but the bass in every Gballad that you'd play
GWhile Cyou swore to GGod the singer read Cyour mind
CBut the world Gis scared Amof Chesitating things
CYeah, they Gonly shoot the Ambirds who Ccannot sing
CAnd I'm finally Gaware of how Ashitty and Cunfair
CIt was to Gstare ahead Alike Ceverything was fine
CYou Gknow I Athink about Cyou all the Dtime
DAnd Gmy deep DCmisunderstanding of your life
GAnd how bad it Amust have Cbeen for you back then
CAnd how hard it was to Gkeep it all inside
GI hope Bmyou settle down, I Ghope you Cmarry rich (Oh-oh)
CI hope you're scared of only Gordinary shit (Oh-oh)
GLike Bmmurderers and ghosts and Ccancer on your skin (Oh-oh)
CAnd not your soul and what He Gmight do with it
GBmCAh-oh
CRage, in Gsmall ways
GDid Bmyou wish that I could Cknow
CThat you'd Emfade Gto Csome place
CI Gwasn't brave Cenough to go?
CI hope you Bmsettle down, I hope Cyou marry rich
CI hope Bmyou're scared of only Cordinary shit
CLike Bmmurderers and ghosts Gand Ccancer on your skin
CAnd not your Gsoul and what He might do with it
GAh BmC(Ah), woah
CGAh
GAh, CLord
CGAh
GI hope Cyou threw a brick right Ginto that Cstained glass
CI hope you're with someone Gwho isn't Cscared to ask
CI hope that you're not losing sleep about what's next
COr about your soul and what He Gmight do with it
C

Instrumental

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EmEm23

Then

GCEm
Key, capo and speedOriginal key · Capo 4 · 1x
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Fret 4

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All chords in this song (7)
Em23
G213
C✕321
Am✕231
A✕123
Bm2fr✕13421
D✕✕132

Key B major · Capo 4

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How to play The Great Divide by Noah Kahan on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 4 you play Em, G, C, Am, A, Bm and more, the shapes the player above shows.

The chart has five main chords: E, B, D#m, C# and C#m. It also catches G#m and F# in passing, and you can leave those out at first. B, D#m, C# and C#m are barre chords. The others are open shapes. The change you will play most is E to B, 32 times in the chart, so practise that one first.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.

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