Jonathan Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays659

Jonathan by Adrianne Lenker is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, Abm, E and Dbm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: B Abm E B (2x)

verse 1 

B                            Abm 
John, listen up, I'm a wreck, I'm a mess 
                      E 
This is not the effect of a loss or a vex 
            B 
this is you 


verse 2 

B                            Abm 
Hand me the key to your door 
n.c. 
Give me one solid lead 
           E                                B 
Give me four years to climb the stairs and pine 


REFRAIN 

Dbm  
John, it's time 
              Abm 
Let me be the moon you shine 
              Dbm  
Let me be the honest home where you can rest your tired mind 


Instrumental 

B Abm E B 


verse 3 

B                             Abm 
You know me; knew, knew me well 
                                E                    B 
When I was just a girl only nineteen, twisted in my head 


verse 4 

   B                             Abm 
So don't try and tell me to hell(?) 
n.c. 
This is not how you help 
              E 
You don't know me now 


OUTRO 

                  B 
And anyway I said, 
Dbm 
Don't get tired 
              Abm 
Honey, I won't keep you long 
           Dbm                              Dbm      B 
I was just calling up to find out if you're still in town 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante