Noah Kahan – Doors (Guitar)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
Key
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Chords

This sheet is based on his live performance at Out of the Blue Fest. I've also used a video of an Instagram-Live and snippets from tiktok to make this sheet. This song also sounds great in open D. He plays an Emaj7sus2(-ish) chord and an open C#m7 in the Verse and barre-chords in the chorus, but you can also play Bm instead of Emaj7sus2 and a normal C#7 The formatting might seem weird sometimes, but it makes sense, once you play.
[Chords]
   C#m7    Emaj7sus2
d|--0-----------0------|
A|--0-----------0------|
F|--1-----------4------|
C|--2-----------4------|
G|--4-----------6------|
D|--0-----------0------|
[Verse 1]
E                               C#m7
I grew up pretending sticks were little guns

E                               C#m7
I would point 'em at my dad, and he'd get mad

Emaj7sus2                     A
'Cause God forbid I'd hurt someone

                 E
I'd hurt anyone I could

E                 C#m7                      Emaj7sus2
Anyone who got too close, and anyone who wouldn't look
[Verse 2]
E                               C#m7
I was born into a one hundred-year storm

E
Foot of ice across Vermont

            C#m7             Emaj7sus2                A
And in that dark, and in that frost, a heart was formed

                 E
Malcontented and unwarm

C#m7                       Emaj7sus2
You were unprotected, not unwarned
[Chorus]
A                    E          F#m            C#m7
That I'm the trouble ahead, and I scream in my sleep

A                    E               C#m7                  ( C#m7 Bm )
You put your money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak

A                    E          F#m            C#m7
I keep showing you doors, but you can't opеn them up

A                    E          C#m7
It gets harder to see mе the closer you try to look
[Post-Chorus]
C#m                      Bm                              A
I just live here, babe, but you're the one who decided to knock

E
You knock
[Bridge]
E                                 C#m7
Have you ever stared directly at the Sun?

E                                 C#m7              Emaj7sus2                 A
Have you ever shared some closeness so exposed to have it spit back by someone?

A                    E
So, forgive me if I jump

        C#m7                              Emaj7sus2                              A
At the rattle of your keys, "Oh, are you leaving?", "No, babe, I'm just waking up"

        E
But now what?

         C#m7                              Emaj7sus2                               A
I'm left staring at the ceiling, listing reasons you should pack all your shit up
[Chorus]
A                    E          F#m            C#m7
That I'm the trouble ahead, and I scream in my sleep

A                    E               C#m7                  (C#m7 Bm)
You put your money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak

A                    E          F#m            C#m7
I keep showing you doors, but you can't opеn them up

A                    E          C#m7
It gets harder to see mе the closer you try to look
[Post-Chorus]
C#m7                                   Bm                 A
I just live here, babe, but you're the one who decided to knock

E
You knock

C#m7                                   Bm                 A
I just live here, babe, but you're the one who decided to knock

E
You knock
(But you knocked You knocked) [Instrumental Break] A E A E A E F#m A E A E A E F#m [Chorus]
A                    E          F#m            C#m7
That I'm the trouble ahead, and I scream in my sleep

A                    E               C#m7                  (C#m7 Bm)
You put your money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak

A                    E          F#m            C#m7
I keep showing you doors, but you can't opеn them up

A                    E          C#m7
It gets harder to see mе the closer you try to look
[Post-Chorus]
C#m                                     Bm
I just live here, babe, but you're the one—

C#m                                     Bm
I just live here, babe, but you're the one—

C#m                                     Bm
I just live here, babe, but you're the one—
A E A E
A          E          F#m
You're the one—, you're the one—

A         E     A           E
You're the one—, you're the one—

A          E          F#m
You're the one—, you're the one—
[Outro] A E A E A E F#m A E A E A E F#m