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Vance Joy - All I Ever Wanted Chords

Chord reference G, C, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]I was born on a [C]Saturday, [Am]My dad he held me screaming in his [C]arms, [G]He can talk like it was [C]yesterday, [Am]When I got that holy water in my [C]eye, [G]It’s alright, is it [Am]just alright.

[C]See all those faces coming down, trying not to let them down, [G]This time, babe is [Am]that alright, [C]Well I can still see the sun on the water, I can still feel your sunlight.

[Am]And all I ever [C]wanted was time, [Am]You know that [C]all I ever wanted was time.

[G]And I know that I [C]come on strong, [Am]Forgive me I just couldn’t help [C]myself, [G]And I have changed but I’m [C]better now, [Am]And I see you in this new and perfect [C]light, [G]You’re so fine, you’re [Am]oh so fine.

[C]See all those faces coming down, trying not to let them down, [G]This time, babe is [Am]that alright, [C]Well I can still see the sun on the water, I can still feel your sunlight.

[Am]And all I ever [C]wanted was time, [Am]You know that [C]all I ever wanted was time.

Da da da da… [Am]You know that all I ever [C]wanted was time, [Am]You know that all I ever [C]wanted was time, [Am]You know that we I ever really [C]needed was time

Artist Vance Joy
Album Dream Your Life Away
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2014
Key G

How to Play All I Ever Wanted on Guitar?

Vance Joy - All I Ever Wanted can be played in the key of G using the G, C, Am chords.

  • 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 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 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.

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

You can play All I Ever Wanted with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.