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The Lumineers - Morning Song Chords

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

[C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [C]The carbonation in my drink, [G]the bubbles rise while my heart sinks [F]And all I tend to do is think of you [C] [G]

[C]Was it easier to pack your bags, [G]and book that flight to Paris as [F]The plane began to move that afternoon [C] [G]

[C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [C]When all the trains have pulled away, [G]from local stations in decay [F]It’s I who waits, it’s you who’s late [C]again [G]

[C]And did you think of me when you made love, [G]to him, was it the same as us [F]Or was it different, it must have been [C] [G]

[C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [C]And all [G]the pretty [C]dames, [F]they’ll hug and [Am]kiss [G]you all the same And when they [F]go, [C]they’re gone, they’re [Am]not [G] [C]running [F]late [C]Oh all, [G]all [C]the pretty dames

[C]And the kids [G]you hold in [C]your arms, With [F] [Am]promises to [G]protect them from harm But they [F]grow, and [C]they go, and [Am]you’re [G] [C]all [F]a-lone All [C]the kids, all the [G]kids that you [C]hold

And it’s a [C]shame that it [G]ends this [C]way, with [F]nothing [Am]left to [G]say So just [F]sit on your [C]hands, while [Am]I [G]walk [C][F]away [C]It’s a shame, [G]it’s a shame, [C]it’s a shame When my [C]hands [G]begin to [C]shake, [F]when [Am]bitterness is all I [G]taste And [F]may car [C]won’t stop, [Am]’cause I [G]cut [C]the [F]brakes I [C]hold on to a [G]hope in my [C]fate

[C]Oh oh [G]ah ah [C]hey hey, may [F]you [Am]return to [G]love one day Well [F]I hope and I [C]pray, you [Am]get [G]what [C]you [F]gave [C]Oh oh [G]ah ah [C]hey hey

Artist The Lumineers
Album The Lumineers
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2012
Key C

How to Play Morning Song on Guitar?

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

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

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