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Mumford & Sons - Broken Crown Chords

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ChordsAm, Em, F, G, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am]Touch my [Em]mouth and [Am]hold my tongue, [Am]I’ll never [Em]be your [Am]chosen one
I’ll be [F]home [Em]safe and tucked [Am]away, well you [F]can’t tempt me, if [Em]I don’t see the [Am]day
The [Am]pull on my [Em]flesh was [Am]just too strong, [Am]stifled the [Em]choice and [Am]the air in my lungs
Better [F]not to [Em]breathe to breathe a [Am]lie, ’cause when I [F]open my [Em]body I breathe a [Am]lie

[Closing]
[Am]I will not [F]speak [Am]of [Em] [Am] [G]your [Am]sin, [Am]there was a [F]way [Am]out [Em] [Am] [G]for [Am]him
[Am]The mirror [F]shows [Am] [Em] [Am] [G] [Am]not, [Am]your values [F]are [Am] [Em] [Am] [G]all [Am]short
But [Am]oh [G]my [Am]heart [G]was [Am]flawed [G]I [Am]knew [C]my weak[F]ness
So [Am]hold [G]my [Am]hand [G]con[Am]sign [G]me [Am]not [C]to dark[F]ness

[chorus]
So [Am]crawl on my [Em]belly ’til the [Am]sun goes down, [Am]I’ll never [Em]wear your broken [Am]crown
I took the [F]road and I [Em]fucked it all [Am]away, now in this [F]twilight how [Em]dare you speak of [Am]grace
So [Am]crawl on my [Em]belly ’til the [Am]sun goes down, [Am]I’ll never [Em]wear your broken [Am]crown
I took the [F]road and I [Em]fucked it all [Am]away, now in this [F]twilight how [Em]dare you speak of [Am]grace

[chorus]
So [Am]crawl on my [Em]belly ’til the [Am]sun goes down, [Am]I’ll never [Em]wear your broken [Am]crown
I took the [F]road and I [Em]fuck it all [Am]away, now in this [F]twilight how [Em]dare you speak of [Am]grace

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ArtistMumford & Sons
AlbumBabel
GenresAlternative, Indie, Rock
Year2012
KeyAm

How to play Broken Crown on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Mumford & Sons - Broken Crown on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Broken Crown uses these transitions most often: Em → Am (24), Am → Em (14), and Am → F (14). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - Em chord transition.

1. Am → Em chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from Am to Em;

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
Am to Em

2. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Am to F

3. F → Em chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from F to Em;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
F to Em

4. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
Am to G

5. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

6. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

Broken Crown chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Broken Crown.

  • Broken Crown includes 92 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Broken Crown contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Broken Crown connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → Am: 12%
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