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Ed Sheeran - Gold Rush Chords

Chord reference E, F#m, A, C#m, B
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[E] [F#m] [A] [E]Smoke [F#m]alarm went off at [A]9 [E]I woke up, [F#m]wiped the sleep [A]out of my eyes She [E]left a note [F#m]I’ll be back in 5′[A] Well, [E]I’m still [F#m]waiting for that [A]moment to arrive,

[C#m]I was told to [A]put my job in front of [B]you [C#m]But it won’t [A]hold me [B]like you do

But I do it for the [E]love, waiting on the [F#m]gold rush. Keep it on the [A]edge, smoking on a roll up. When I see my [E]friends, all they say is [F#m]hold up. And remember the [A]time, when we were in [E]school. Listening to [F#m]grown ups, didn’t learn a [A]thing. But then again you know what, you know how to [E]sing. But you don’t know [F#m]anything, [A]other than that.

So maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way Maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way Maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way And maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way You want to be loved

[E]I never [F#m]told her that I [A]liked The [E]way she [F#m]dances slightly [A]out of time [E]And pretends [F#m]she knows the [A]words To a song she’s never heard [E]But I [F#m]tell her all the [A]time

[C#m]I was [A]told to [B]put my job in front of you [C#m]But it won’t [A]hold me [B]like you do

But I do it for the [E]love, waiting on the [F#m]gold rush. Keep it on the [A]edge, smoking on a roll up. When I see my [E]friends, all they say is [F#m]hold up. And remember the [A]time, when we were in [E]school. Listening to [F#m]grown ups, didn’t learn a [A]thing. But then again you know what, you know how to [E]sing. But you don’t know [F#m]anything, [A]other than that.

So maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way Maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way Maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way And maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way You want to be loved

But I do it for the [E]love, waiting on the [F#m]gold rush. Keep it on the [A]edge, smoking on a roll up. When I see my [E]friends, all they say is [F#m]hold up. And remember the [A]time, when we were in [E]school. Listening to [F#m]grown ups, didn’t learn a [A]thing. But then again you know what, you know how to [E]sing. But you don’t know [F#m]anything, [A]other than that.

So maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way Maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way Maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way And maybe you should learn to [E]love her [F#m]Like, like the [A]way You want to be loved

Artist Ed Sheeran
Album +
Genres Pop
Year 2011
Key E

How to Play Gold Rush on Guitar?

Ed Sheeran - Gold Rush can be played in the key of E using the E, F#m, A, C#m, B chords.

  • 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 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 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 C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let 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 Gold Rush with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.