Grizzly Bear – Gun-Shy (Guitar Acoustic)

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Chords

This song isn't built around "chords," but to my ears, this arrangement works best if you want to play and/or sing along on your own. The B-A-F#m-E pattern on the verses may sound dissonant if you're trying to match it with the keyboard arrangement, but it's more clear when you listen to the bass line, and it sounds best if you're just singing with acoustic guitar. (Technically, you could make it B6-A6-F#m-E if you wanted, but this is more straightforward.) [Intro] B(add6) A(add6) F#m E [Verse 1]
B             A          F#m      E
The sky keeps staring at me

             F#m    E                 B
Frozen in my tracks (Nothing else to see)

           A             F#m      E
And when I move my face left

                       F#m   E                  B
You're always standing there (A shadow I can't see)

         A             F#m   E
And even then I can't trace

                F#m    E
You're walking away
F#m E F#m E [Verse 2]
B        A             F#m    E
I put my ears to the ground

               F#m  E              B
Always pushing down (Nothing I can hear)

            A             F#m    E
I found the worst half in me

                     F#m   E                  B
We're cut off at the knees (Can't even take a stand)

             A            F#m    E
Against your words and beliefs

                 F#m   E
We didn't wanna freeze
[Chorus]
C#m    G#                E     F#
             (All of the years,

           E   F#7     C#m
leaving me here — gun-shy)

  G#           E           F#
I don't want to say it all again

E             F#7       C#m
Never seem to see (And why?)

   G#        E              F#
Do I always feel it all the same

    E              F#7      C#m
The blisters in my eyes (Recite)

   G#            E             F#
A guide that has only led me stray

    E          F#7      C#m
And even as I limp (you smile)
F#m E F#m E F#m E [Verse 3]
B              A          F#m   E
The cold keeps tearing at me

                F#m   E             B
Slowing down my blood, (Unable to speak)

          A           F#m    E
I left my mind long ago

                   F#m  E                B
Choosing something false (Always letting go)

           A            F#m    E
And when I try to face you

                F#m    E
You're walking away
[Chorus]
C#m    G#                E     F#
             (All of the years,

           E  F#     C#m
Leaving me here, gun-shy)

   G#           E            F#
I don't want to say it all again

E             F#7      C#m
Never seem to see (And why?)

   G#        E               F#
Do I always feel it all the same

    E              F#7       C#m
The blisters in my eyes (Recite)

  G#              E          F#
A guide that has only led me stray

    E         F#7       C#m
And even as I limp (you smile)