Gregory Alan Isakov – Berth (Guitar)
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Chords
This seems to be played on an electric piano, but it was too beautiful to not transcribe for guitar.
Keep in mind, the meter is a bit tricky, as it is in a syncopated 3/4, with asymmetrical bar structures.
I won't notate all of that, so you'll have to listen to it to get the feel.
Here's a tip:
Play the A with just your pinky and ring finger on the D and G string,
so when you slide up to the open B, C#m, and E, it's a smoooth transition,
only needing to add your index finger as you go up from B all the way to the E, holding the same fingering.
Until the final chorus, the chords in the intro are the same cadence for its entirety.
[Intro]
A B C#m E X2
[Verse 1]
A B C#m E Silver winged, broken English, boys they smoke A B C# E Talk and joke, above the water A B C#m E New York lady, holding in her heavy hand A B C#m E Sacred lantern, guiding dawn
[Chorus]
A B C#m E Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back A B C#m E Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that A B C#m E Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back A B C#m E Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that
[Verse 2]
A B C#m E Casting glances backwards, but it's not your fault A B C#m E Turned to salt for the wandering A B C#m E In your braids and heavy pages, we were folded A B C#m E Kiss the cold and dirty ground
[Chorus]
A B C#m E Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back A B C#m E Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that A B C#m E Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back A B C#m E Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that
[Instrumental]
A B C#m E x2
[Verse 3]
A B C#m E Seasons wake with sleeping birds now flying south A B C#m E Covered mouth, we watch in awe A B C#m E Fallen pines to shape the skyline, take me there A B C#m E Beneath the barren coloured moon A B C#m (Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back) A C#m E (Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that)
[Bridge]
A Greeting all the masses B C#m E From their teeming shores A B C#m E She was born with open hands A B C#m (Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back) A C#m E (Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that)
[Outro]
E A Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back E A Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back E A Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back E A Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back E A Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back E A E A Mmmm, mmmm