Mary Black - Katie Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
[Opening]
[G]Tumbling curls of [G7]green
by [C]stained glass [C7]streaming [Am]light
And a [C]yellow [D]colored [G]lampshade
used to keep us up all [D]night
[verse 2]
[G]And the smile upon your [G7]face
And the [C]tears up [C7]on your [Am]cheek
And the [C]night sky [D]on the [G]window
Your [C7]heart calling out to [D]me.
[chorus]
[G]Come running home [G7] again, Katie
Come [C]running [C7]home a[Am]gain
[C]Cross my [D]heart and [G]hope to [C]die
Shall I [C7]cause another [D]tear from your eye
[verse 3]
The [G]mirror that won’t [G7]talk
And your [C]nightgown [C7]on the [Am]door
And the [C]old [D]pedal [G]singer
Just don’t sing no [D]more
[verse 4]
You can [G]roll the reels for [G7]hours
From the [C] movie [C7]of this [Am]book
It’s a [C]question [D]mark on this [G]heart of [C]mine
Sends an [C7]elder back to [D]look.
[chorus]
[G]Come running home [G7]again, Katie
Come [C]running [C7]home a[Am]gain
[C]Cross my [D]heart and [G]hope to [C]die
Shall I [C7]cause another [D]tear from your eye
[verse 5]
Now I’m [G]looking through a [G7]tunnel
[C]Back in [C7]to the [Am]room
With the [C]genius [D]of a [G]druid
When the sunlight floods the [D]tomb
[Closing]
And I’m [G]never going [G7]back there
And I [C]couldn’t [C7]any[Am]way
’cause [C]though I [D]made the [G]great [C]escape
I [C7]never got a[D]way.
[chorus]
[G]Come running home [G7]again, Katie
Come [C]running [C7]home a[Am]gain
[C]Cross my [D]heart and [G]hope to [C]die
Shall I [C7]cause another [D]tear from your eye
[chorus]
[G]Come running home [G7]again, Katie
Come [C]running [C7]home a[Am]gain
[C]Cross my [D]heart and [G]hope to [C]die
Shall I [C7]cause another [D]tear from your eye, [G]Katie
How to play Katie on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Mary Black - Katie on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 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.
Katie uses these transitions most often: D → G (20), C → C7 (16), and Am → C (10). 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 G - G7 chord transition.
1. G → G7 chord transition
To move from G to G7;
- Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.
2. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
3. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
4. C7 → Am chord transition
To move from C7 to Am;
- While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
5. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
6. C → D chord transition
To move from C to D;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
7. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
8. G → C7 chord transition
To move from G to C7;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
9. C7 → D chord transition
To move from C7 to D;
- While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
10. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
Katie chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Katie.
- Katie includes 103 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Katie contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Katie connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → D: 11%
- C → C7: 2%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%