How to Play Democracy on Guitar?

The Lumineers - Democracy can be played in the key of A using the Am, Dm, D, C#, F#m, E, Bm 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 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 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 C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D. 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. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Democracy with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

The Lumineers - Democracy Chords

Chord reference Am, Dm, D, C#, F#m, E, Bm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A][Dm][A] It’s [A]coming through a [D]hole in the [A]air [A]From those nights in[D]Tiananmen [A]Square It’s [D]coming from the feel that [Dm]this ain’t exactly real Or it’s [A]real, but it ain’t exactly there From the [C#]wars against disorder, from the [F#m]sirens night and day From the [C#]fires of the homeless, from the [F#m]ashes of the gay [E]Democracy is coming [D]to the [A]USA

[A]It’s coming through a [D]crack in the [A]wall [A]On a visionary [D]flood of [A]alcohol From the [D]staggering account of the [Dm]Sermon on the Mount Which I [A]don’t pretend to understand at all It’s [C#]coming from the silence on the [F#m]dock of the bay From the [C#]brave, the bold, the battered [F#m]heart of Chevrolet [E]Democracy is coming [D]to the [A]USA

I[A]t’s coming from the [D]sorrow in the [A]street T[A]he holy places [D]where the races [A]meet From the [D]homicidal bitching, that goes [Dm]down in every kitchen To [A]determine who will serve and who will eat From the [C#]wells of disappointment, where the [F#m]women kneel to pray For the [C#]grace of God in the desert here, and the [F#m]desert far away [E]Democracy is coming [D]to the [A]USA

Sail [E]on, sail [D]on, o [A]mighty ship of state To the [E]shores of need, past the [D]reefs of greed Through the [A]squalls of hate, sail [Bm]on, sail [E]on, sail [D][A]on

[A]It’s coming to [D]America [A]first, the [A]cradle of the [D]best, of the [A]worst It’s [D]here they’ve got the range, and the [Dm]machinery for change And it’s [A]here they’ve got the spiritual thirst, it’s [C#]here the family’s broken And it’s [F#m]here the lonely say, that the [C#]heart has got to open In a [F#m]fundamental way, [E]democracy is coming [D]to the [A]USA

It’s [A]coming from the [D]women and the [A]men Oh [A]baby, we’ll be [D]making love [A]again [D]We’ll be going down so deep, that the [Dm]river’s going to weep And the [A]mountain’s gonna shout “Amen” It’s [C#]coming like the tidal flood [F#m]beneath the lunar sway [C#]Imperial, mysterious, in [F#m]amorous array [E]Democracy is coming [D]to the [A]USA

Sail [E]on, sail [D]on, o [A]mighty ship of state To the [E]shores of need, past the [D]reefs of greed Through the [A]squalls of hate, sail [Bm]on, sail [E]on, sail [D][A]on

[A][Dm][A][Dm][A] I’m [A]sentimental, if you [D]know what I [A]mean Oh, I [A]love the country, but I c[D]an’t stand the [A]scene And I’m [D]neither left or right, I’m just [Dm]staying home tonight Getting [A]lost in that hopeless little screen But I’m [C#]stubborn as those garbage bags [F#m]that time cannot decay I’m [C#]junk, but I’m still holding up this [F#m]little wild bouquet [E]Democracy is coming to,[D]to the [A]USA, [D]to [A]the USA [D]To the [A]USA, [D]to the [A]USA…

Artist The Lumineers

Album III

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2019

Key A

The Lumineers - Democracy can be played in the key of A using the Am, Dm, D, C#, F#m, E, Bm 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 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 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 C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
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.
For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

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

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