Ed Sheeran – The Joker And The Queen (Guitar Live)
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Chords
Attempt to capture chords and shapes for the way Ed played this for an Instagram live on October 31, 2021:
As with many of his songs, Ed plays this in different keys. For the Instagram live performance linked above,
he used the shapes I have indicated below. To play these chord shapes along with his original album track,
you would need to transpose -1 (move each shape down 1 fret).
He arpeggiates the chords in this acoustic version. The chord maps below only indicate the strings I think
I am hearing him pick at various points in the song.
Note that there are a few slight differences between the lyrics he sang in this live version and the
official track.
[Chords]
C# x466xx
C#/C x366xx
D#m7 x6867x
D#m x688xx
F# 2x432x
G# 4x654x
A#m7 68666x
[Verse 1]
C# D#m7 How was I to know? It's a crazy thing F# G# C# I showed you my ha-and and you still let me win C# D#m7 Who was I to say that this was meant to be? F# G# C# The road that was broken brought us together
[Chorus]
A#m7 D#m7 And I know you could fall for a thousand kings G# C# And hearts that could give you a diamond ring C#/C A#m7 D#m7 When I fold, you see the best in me F# G# C# The joker and the queen
[Verse 2]
C# D#m7 I was upside down from the outside in F# G# C# You came to the table and you went all in A#m7 D#m With a single word and a gentle touch F# G# C# You turned a mo-ment into forever
[Chorus]
A#m7 D#m7 And I know you could fall for a thousand kings G# C# And hearts that could give you a diamond ring C#/C A#m7 D#m7 When I fold, you see the best in me F# G# C# The joker and the queen
[Instrumental]
C# D#m7 F# G# C# Hmmm... A#m7 D#m F# G# C# Hmmm...
[Chorus]
A#m7 D#m7 And I know you could fall for a thousand kings G# C# And hearts that could give you a diamond ring C#/C A#m7 D#m7 When I folded, you saw the best in me F# G# C# The joker and the queen F# G# C# The joker and the queen