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Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks Chords

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

[Am] [F] [C] [G]Hey! [Am] [F] [C] [G]Hey! [Am] [F] [C] [G]Hey! [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am]I don’t like [F]walking around this [C]old and empty house So [Am]hold my hand, I’ll [F]walk with you my [C]dear The [Am]stairs creak [F]as I sleep, it’s [C]keeping me awake It’s the [Am]house telling [F]you to close your [C]eyes [Am]Some days I [F]can’t even [C]dress myself It’s [Am]killing me to [F]see you this w[C]ay

‘Cause though the [Am]truth may [F]vary [C]This ship will [G]carry Our [Am]bodies [F]safe to [C]shore

[Am] [F] [C] [G]Hey! [Am] [F] [C] [G]Hey! [Am] [F] [C] [G]Hey! [Am] [F] [C] [G] There’s an [Am]old voice [F]in my head [C]that’s holding me back [Am]Tell her that I [F]miss our little [C]talks [Am]Soon it will be [F]over and [C]buried with our past We u[Am]sed to play out[F]side when we were yo[C]ung (and full of life and full of love) [Am]Some days [F]I don’t know if [C]I am wrong or right Your [Am]mind is playing [F]tricks on you my [C]dear

‘Cause though the [Am]truth may [F]vary [C]This ship will [G]carry Our [Am]bodies [F]safe to sh[C]ore [G]hey! [Am]Don’t listen to a [F]word I [C]say. [G]Hey! [Am]The screams all [F]sound the [C]same. [G]Hey! ‘Cause though the [Am]truth may [F]vary [C]This ship will [G]carry Our [Am]bodies [F]safe to [C]shore [G]

[Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am]You’re gone, gone, gone away. I watched you disappear [Am]All that’s left is a ghost of you Now we’re [Am]torn, torn, torn apart, there’s nothing we can do. Just [Am]let me go, we’ll meet again soon. Now [Am]wait, wait, [F]wait for [C]me. Please hang around I [Am]see you when I[F] fall as[C]leep. H[G]ey!

[Am]Don’t listen to a [F]word I [C]say. [G]Hey! [Am]The screams all [F]sound the [C]same. [G]Hey! ‘Cause though the [Am]truth may [F]vary [C]This ship will [G]carry Our [Am]bodies [F]safe to [C]shore

[Am]Don’t listen to a [F]word I [C]say. [G]Hey! [Am]The screams all [F]sound the [C]same. [G]Hey! ‘Cause though the [Am]truth may [F]vary [C]This ship will [G]carry Our [Am]bodies [F]safe to [C]shore

‘Cause though the [Am]truth may [F]vary This [C]ship will [G]carry Our [Am]bodies [F]safe to [C]shore

‘Cause though the [Am]truth may [F]vary This [C]ship will [G]carry Our [Am]bodies [F]safe to [C]shore

Album My Head Is an Animal
Genres Folk, Indie, Indie Folk
Year 2011
Key Am

How to Play Little Talks on Guitar?

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, C, G 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 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 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.

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

You can play Little Talks with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.