Arrow Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays611

Arrow by Anika Desai is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			1st Verse 
Am                   C 
Down her, ? with fire 
Em                                  D 
Don't wanna leave, don't wanna go higher 
Am                     C 
Down her, I'm not breathing 
Em            D 
Up there ? 

2nd Verse 
Am                      C 
There is a land filled of love 
Em                     D 
Lost, forgotten, left untouched 
  Am                 C 
I need to escape reality 
Em                  D 
Getting there by ? 

Pre-Chorus 
Am 
Don't hold me back 
C 
Don't try and stop me 
Em                 D 
I need to live, so I can get happy 

Am 
I wanna live 
C 
I'm done surviving 
Em                       D      N.C. 
People need more than oxygen to live 

Chorus 
       Am   C       Em                D 
I'm an arrow, just watch me as I fly away 
       Am   C       Em             D 
I'm an arrow, I was never meant to stay 
       Am   C      Em             D 
I'm an arrow, just trying to get away 
       Am   C          Em        D 
I'm an arrow, and it's gonna be okay 

Interlude 
Am C Em D 

3rd verse 
    Am              C 
I'm on my way to paradise 
   Em                       D 
Surrender your guns and your knife 
Am             C 
Try to feel  my pain 
Em                     D 
I'm not a piece in your game 

Pre-Chorus 
Am 
Don't hold me back 
C 
Don't try and stop me 
Em                 D 
I need to live, so I can get happy 

Am 
I wanna live 
C 
I'm done surviving 
Em                       D      N.C. 
People need more than oxygen to live 

Chorus 
       Am   C       Em                D 
I'm an arrow, just watch me as I fly away 
       Am   C       Em             D 
I'm an arrow, I was never meant to stay 
       Am   C      Em             D 
I'm an arrow, just trying to get away 
       Am   C          Em        D 
I'm an arrow, and it's gonna be okay 

Outro 
Am C Em      D 
        I'm gonna be okay 
Am C Em      D 
        I'm gonna be okay 
Am C Em      D 
        I'm gonna be okay 
Am C Em D 
         Okay 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante