Skip to song content

The Cranberries - Salvation Chords

Chord reference Em, C, G
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em]To all [C]the people doing lines, [G]don’t do it, don’t do it [Em]Inject [C]your soul with [G]liberty, it’s free, it’s free

[Em]To all the [C]kids with heroin eyes, [G]don’t do it, don’t do it Cos [Em]it’s not, not what [C]it seems, oh no [Em]it’s not, not what [G]it seems

[Em] [C]Salvation, salvation, [G]salvation is free [Em] [C]Salvation, salvation, [G]salvation is free

[Em] [C] [Em] [G] [Em] [C] [Em] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [Em]To all [C]the parents with [G]sleepless nights, sleepless nights [Em]Tie your [C]kids home to their beds, [G]clean their heads

[Em]To all [C]the kids with heroin eyes, [G]don’t do it, don’t do it Cos it’s [Em]not, not what [C]it seems, no no [Em]it’s not, not what [G]it seems

[Em] [C]Salvation, salvation, [G]salvation is free [Em] [C]Salvation, salvation, [G]salvation is free

[Em] [C] [Em] [G] [Em] [C] [Em] [G] [G] [Em] [C]Salvation, salvation, [G]salvation is free [Em] [C]Salvation, salvation, [G]salvation is free

[Em] [C] [Em] [G] [Em] [C] [Em] [G] [G] [G] [Em]

Album To the Faithful Departed
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1996
Key Em

How to Play Salvation on Guitar?

The Cranberries - Salvation can be played in the key of Em using the Em, C, G chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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.

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

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