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The Lumineers - Gale Song Chords

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

[C] It’s a [F]lonely [C]road [C] For the [Am]tired [C]man [C] And you can [Am]see it [G]in your [C]face [C]

And you’ll be [F]home in [C]spring [C] I can [Am]wait ’til [C]then [C] [Am]I heard you’re [G]on the [F]big [C]train [C]

And [F]oh, this too shall [C]pass This [F]loneliness won’t [C]last for [G]long [Am]I wasn’t [G]there to [F]take his [C]place [Am]I was ten [G]thousand [F]miles [C]away

So when you [F]hear my [C]voice [C] When you [Am]say my [C]name [C] May [Am]it [G]never give you [C]pain [C]

But I do[F]n’t want [C]to go[C] But it’s [Am]time to [C]leave [C] You’ll [Am]be on [G]my mind, my [F]destiny [C]

And [F]I won’t fight it in [C]vain [F]I’ll love you just the [C] [G]same [Am] I couldn’t [G]know what’s [F]in your [C]mind [Am]But I saw the [G]pictures, you’re [F]looking [C]fine

And [C]there was a time When I stood in line for [G]love, for love, for love But I [F]let you go, oh, I let you go [C]

[C]And he fell apart, with his broken heart And [G]this blood this blood this blood Oh, it [F]drains from my skin, it [C]does

[C] [F] [C] [C] [F] [G] [C]

Artist The Lumineers
Album The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2013
Key C

How to Play Gale Song on Guitar?

The Lumineers - Gale Song can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Am, G chords.

  • 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 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 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 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.

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

You can play Gale Song with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.