Luck Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays577

Luck by American Authors is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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Intro - C 

C                                       
How can we make amends when we said all we said? 
F                   C 
I call and you don't pick up 
C 
How can I say instead that I hope it's for the best? 
F                                   Am 
I won't, and I won't give up 

              C 
I'm sorry, Mother 
             F 
I know I let you down 
              C                         
I'm sorry for how  
             F 
I up and left this town 

C 
How can we push aside all the bad and make it right 
F                             C 
Now you got me all choked up 

               Am  
I'm sorry, brother 
(C)         F 
I know I let you down 
              Am 
I'm sorry for how  
(C)          F 
I up and left this town 
C              G                F                     Am 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
            C 
I am my own man 

I make my own luck 

C - F - C - C 

C 
How can we both pick sides when we know nothing's right? 
F                                   C 
Open up the door that's shut 
C 
How can I have my pride and drink away my soul tonight? 
C                               Am 
Sorrow's filling up my cup 

              Am 
I'm sorry, Father 
(C)         F 
I know I let you down 
              Am      
I'm sorry for how  
(C)         F 
I up and left this town 
C              G                 F                    Am 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
            C 
I am my own man 
                             F  build up... 
I make my own luck 

N.C.                                               C 
Well some birds aren't meant to be caged 
                                                Am 
And I just can't see the light of day 

C 
Please forgive me 
C 
I can't remember 
C 
Please forgive me 
F 
no one is calling 
Am 
Please forgive me 
          F 
I can't believe it 
C 
No... 

C 
Gonna pick myself up, so I don't let this ever grow 
F 
Even if I mess up, I won't let this ever go 
                 Am 
It's hard to stay 
                 G  F  
It's hard to stay 
                                                         C 
Cause some birds aren't meant to be caged 

C 
How can I set us free? 
C 
I'm what you taught me to be 
F                        C 
Shouldn't that be enough? 
C 
It's time that we make amends 
C 
Let's forget the things we said 
F                                       C 
You know we were all just talk 

               Am 
I'm sorry, Mother 
             F 
I know I let you down 
              Am 
I'm sorry, Father 
           F 
I didn't stick around 
C              G                 F                    G 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
             C 
I am my own man 
                       F 
I make my own luck 
C*              G*               F*                   G* 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
                  F* 
Just like my old man,  
                              build up... 
I make my own luck 

                                                  C 
And some birds are meant to be caged 
                                                        Am 
And some just won't see the light of day 

C 
Please forgive me 
C 
I can't remember 
C 
Please forgive me 
F 
No one is coming 
Am 
Please forgive me 
          F 
I can't believe it 
C 
No... 

C 
Gonna pick myself up, so I don't let this ever grow 
F 
Even if I mess up, I won't let this ever go 
                 Am 
It's hard to stay 
                 G  F 
It's hard to stay 
                                                              C 
Cause some birds aren't meant to be caged 

C              G                 F                    G 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
             F 
I am my own man 

I make my own luck 
C               G                F                    G 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
             F 
I am my own man 
                        C 
I make my own luck 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante