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Ed Sheeran - Tenerife Sea Chords

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

[G] You look so [Am] [C]wonderful in your dress [G]I love your [Am]hair [C]like that [G]The way it [Am]falls on [C]the side of your neck [Em]Down [D]your shoulders [C]and back

[G]We are [Am]surrounded by [C]all of these lies And [G]people who [Am]talk [C]too much [G]You’ve got the [Am]kind of [C]look in your eyes As if [Em]no one knows [[D]anything but[C]us

And[C]should this be the[G]last thing I[D]see I [C]want you to know it’s [G]enough for [D]me ‘Cause [C]all that you are is [G]all that I’ll ever [D]need

I’m so in [G] [Am]love, [C]so in [G] [Am]love. [C] So in [G] [Am]love, [C]so in [G] [Am]love. [C]

[G]You look so [Am]beautiful [C]in this light [G]Your [Am]silhouette over [C]me [G]The way it [Am]brings out [C]the blue in your eyes Is the [Em] [D]Tenerife [C]Sea And [G]all of the [Am]voices [C]surrounding us here They just [G]fade out when [Am]you take a [C]breath [G]Just say the [Am]word and now [C]we’ll disappear Oh, [Em]into [D]the [C]wilderness

And [C]should this be the [G]last thing I [D]see I [C]want you to know it’s [G]enough for [D]me ‘Cause [C]all that you are is [G]all that I’ll ever [D]need

I’m so in [G] [Am]love, [C]so in [G] [Am]love. [C] So in [G] [Am]love, [C]so in [G] [Am]love. [C]

[Em]Lum[C]ière[G]da[D]rling [Em] [C]Lumière over [D]me

And[C]should this be the [G]last thing I [D]see I [C]want you to know it’s [G]enough for [D]me ‘Cause [C]all that you are is [G]all that I’ll ever [D]need

I’m so in [G] [Am]love, [C]so in [G] [Am]love. [C] So in [G] [Am]love, [C]so in [G] [Am]love. [C]

[G]You look so [Am] [C]wonderful in your dress [G]I loved your [Am]hair [C]like that [G]And in the [Am]moment I [C]knew you back

Artist Ed Sheeran
Album x
Genres Pop
Year 2014
Key G

How to Play Tenerife Sea on Guitar?

Ed Sheeran - Tenerife Sea can be played in the key of G using the G, Am, C, Em, D chords.

  • 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 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 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

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

You can play Tenerife Sea with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.