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The Cranberries - Cordell Chords

Chord reference Am, F, G, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[Am] [F] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [G] [Am]Though once you [F]ruled my mind I [G]thought you’d always be [C] [G]there [Am] And I [F]always hold on to your [G]face [Am]But everything [F]changes in time and the [G]answers are not always [C] [G]fair [Am] And I [F]hope you’ve gone to a [G]better place

[Am]Cordell, time will [F]tell, they [G]say that you passed [C] [G]away [Am] [Am]And I [F]hope you’ve gone to a [G]better place, time will [Am]tell, time will [F]tell They [G]say that you passed [C] [G]away [Am]and I [F]know that you’ve gone to a [G]better place [Am]Cordell, [F]cordell, [G]cordell, [C]cor[G]dell, [Am]cordell, [F]cordell, [G]cordell

[Am]Your lover and [F]baby will cry but [G]your presence will [C]always [G] [Am]remain Is [F]this how it was [G]meant to be [Am]You meant some[F]thing more to me [G]than what many people [C]will [G]see [Am] And to [F]hell with the [G]industry

[Am]Cordell, time will [F]tell, they [G]say that you passed [C] [G]away[Am] [Am]And I [F]hope you’ve gone to a [G]better place time will [Am]tell, time will [F]tell We [G]all will depart and [C] [G]decay [Am]and we [F]all will return to a [G]better place Cor[Am]dell, cor[F]dell, cor[G]dell, cor[C]del[G]l Cor[Am]dell, cor[F]dell, cor[G]dell

[Am] [F] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [G] [Am]

Album To the Faithful Departed
Genres Alternative, Rock
Year 1996
Key Am

How to Play Cordell on Guitar?

The Cranberries - Cordell can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, G, C chords.

  • 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 F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • 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 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.

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

You can play Cordell with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.