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Gang Of Youths - Achilles Come Down Chords

Chord reference Am, C, E7, G, Dm, F, Fm, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am] [C] [Am] [C] [E7] Ac[Am]hilles, Ac[G]hilles, Ac[C]hilles, come [Dm]down. Won’t you [Am]get up off, [G]get up off the [Am]roof? You’re [Am]scaring us and [G]all of us, [Am]some of us [Dm]love you. [Am]Achilles, it’s not [G]much but there’s [C]proof. You [Am]crazy-ass [G]cosmonaut, re[C]member your [Dm]virtue. Re[Am]demption lies [G]plainly in [C]truth. Just [Am]humor us, [G]Achilles, [C]Achilles, come [Dm]down. Won’t you [Am]get up off, [G]get up off the [Am]roof?

[Am] [C] [Am] [C] [E7] Ac[Am]hilles, Ac[G]hilles, Ac[C]hilles, come [Dm]down. Won’t you [Am]get up off, [G]get up off the [Am]roof? The [Am]self is not so [G]weightless, nor [C]whole and un[Dm]broken. Re[Am]member the [G]pact of our [C]youth. Where [Am]you go, I’m [G]going, so [Am]jump and I’m [Dm]jumping. Since [Am]there is no [G]me without [Am]you. [Am]Soldier on, [G]Achilles, [C]Achilles, come [Dm]down Won’t you [Am]get up off, [G]get up off the [Am]roof?

[Am]Loathe the [G]way they light [C]candles in [Dm]Rome. But [Am]love the sweet [G]air of the [Am]votives. [Am]Hurt and [G]grieve but don’t [C]suffer [Dm]alone. [Am]Engage with the [G]pain as a [F]motive.

[Fm]Today of all [C]days, [Am]see. [E7]How the most [F]dangerous [G]thing is to [C]love. [E7]How you will [F]heal and you’ll [G]rise [C]above.

[Am] [C] [Am] [C] [E7] [Am]Achilles, [G]Achilles, [C]Achilles, jump [Dm]now. You are [Am]absent of [G]cause or ex[C]cuse. [Am]So self-in[G]dulgent and [Am]self-refe[Dm]rential. No [Am]audience could [Em]ever want [Am]you. You [Am]crave the ap[G]plause yet [C]hate the at[Dm]tention. Then [Am]miss it, your [G]act is a [C]ruse. It is [Am]empty, [G]Achilles, so [C]end it all [Dm]now. It’s a [Am]pointless re[Em]sistance for [Am]you.

[Am] [C] [Am] [C] [E7] [Am]Achilles, [G]Achilles, just [C]put down the [Dm]bottle. Don’t [Am]listen to [G]what you’ve con[C]sumed. It’s [Am]chaos, con[G]fusion, and [C]wholly un[Dm]worthy. Of [Am]feeding and it’s [Em]wholly un[Am]true. You [Am]may feel no [G]purpose nor a [C]point for [Dm]existing. It’s [Am]all just con[G]jecture and [C]gloom. There [Am]may not be [G]meaning, so [C]find one and [Dm]seize it. Do [Am]not waste your[Em]self on this [Am]roof.

[Am]Hear those [G]bells ring [C]deep in the [Dm]soul. [Am]Chiming [G]away for a [Am]moment. [Am]Feel your [G]breath course [C]frankly be[Dm]low. See [Am]life as a [G]worthy op[F]ponent.

[Fm]Today of all [C]days, [Am]see. [E7]How the most [F]dangerous [G]thing is to [C]love. [E7]How you will [F]heal and you’ll [G]rise [C]above. [E7]Crowned by an [F]overture [G]bold and [C]beyond. [E7]Ah, it’s more [F]courageous [G]to over[C]come.

[Am] [C] [Am] [C] [E7] You [C]want the acclaim, the mother of [Em]mothers (It’s not worth it, [Am]Achilles) More [Am]poignant than fame or the taste of [E7]another (Don’t listen, [C]Achilles) Be [C]real and just jump, you dense mother[Em]fucker (You’re worth more, [Am]Achilles) You will [Am]not be more than a rat in the [E7]gutter (So much more than a [C]rat) You [C]want my opinion, my opinion you’ve [Em]got (No one asked your opinion) You [Am]asked for my counsel, I gave you my [E7]thoughts (No one asked for your thoughts) Be [C]done with this now and [Dm]jump off the roof (Be done with this now and get off the roof) Can you [Am]hear me, Achilles? I’m [E7]talking to [C]you.

I’m [Dm]talking to [Am]you. I’m [Am]talking [F]to you. I’m [F]talking [Fm]to you [Fm]Achilles, come [C]down. [C]Achilles, come [Dm]down.

[Am] [C] [Am] [C] [E7] [Am]Throw your[G]self in[C]to the un[Dm]known With a [Am]pace and a [G]fury de[Am]fiant [Am]Clothe your[G]self in [C]beauty un[Dm]told And see [Am]life as a [G]means to a [F]triumph

[Fm]Today of all [C]days, [Am]see. [E7]How the most [F]dangerous [G]thing is to [C]love. [E7]How you will [F]heal and you’ll [G]rise [C]above. [E7]Crowned by an [F]overture [G]bold and [C]beyond. [E7]Ah, it’s more [F]courageous [G]to over[C]come.

Album Go Farther in Lightness
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2017
Key Am

How to Play Achilles Come Down on Guitar?

Gang Of Youths - Achilles Come Down can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, E7, G, Dm, F, Fm, Em chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Achilles Come Down with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.