Skip to song content

Glen Campbell - Adiós Chords

Chord reference D, G, A, A7, Bm7, G, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D] [G] [A] [A7] [Bm7] [C] [G] [A] [D]Ran away from [A]home [Bm7]when I was seventeen [A] To be with [G]you On the [A7]California coast [D]

[F#m]Drinking margaritas all [Bm7]night in the old [A]cantina [Em7] Out on the California [A]coast [A7] [D]

Don’t think that [A]I’m un[G]grateful [D] And don’t look so [G]morose [A] [G] A[D]diós A[E7]diós [G]

We never really made it [D]baby [Bm7] [Em7]But we came pretty close [A] A[A]diós A[D]diós [A] [Bm7] [C] [G] [A] [D]

[F#m]Going up north Where the [Bm7]hills are winter green I [G]gotta’ to leave you [Em7] On the California [A7]coast [D]

Going where the [A]water’s [Bm7]clear And the air is cleaner [G] Than the California [A]coast [A7] [D]

Our dreams of endless [G]summer [D] They were just too [G]grandiose [A7] [G] A[D]diós A[E7]diós [G]

And I’ll miss the blood red [D]sunset [Bm7] [Em7]But I’ll miss you the most [F#m]Adiós [D]adiós [Gm] Adiós a[D]diós [G] [Em7]A[A]diós [A7]a[D]diós

Artist Glen Campbell
Album Adiós
Year 2017
Key D

How to Play Adiós on Guitar?

Glen Campbell - Adiós can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, A7, Bm7, F#m chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • 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 A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For Bm7, To play Bm7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, let A, D, B ring open, mute G, high E.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

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

You can play Adiós with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.