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Elbow - Golden Slumbers Chords

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

[Am]Once there was a way, to get back home[Dm]ward [G]Once there was a way, to get back [C]home

[Em]Sleep, pretty [Am]darling, do not [Dm]cry [G]I will sing a lulla[C]by [C]Golden [F]slumbers fill your [C]eyes [C]Smiles a[F]wake you when you [C]rise [Em]Sleep, pretty [Am]darling, do not [Dm]cry [G]And I will sing a lulla[C]by [G]And I will sing a lulla[C]by

[Am]Once there was a way, to get back home[Dm]ward [G]Once there was a way, to get back [C]home

[Em]Sleep, pretty [Am]darling, do not [Dm]cry [G]And I will sing a lulla[C]by [C]Golden [F]slumbers fill your [C]eyes [C]Smiles a[F]wake you when you [C]rise [Em]Sleep, pretty [Am]darling, do not [Dm]cry [G]And I will sing a lulla[C]by [G]And I will sing a lulla[C]by

Artist Elbow
Album The Best Of
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2017
Key Am

How to Play Golden Slumbers on Guitar?

Elbow - Golden Slumbers can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Dm, G, C, Em, F 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 Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • 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.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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.

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

You can play Golden Slumbers with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.