The Anchor Chords
by Bastille
The Anchor by Bastille is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, G#m, B and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: E G#m B E
verse 1
E G#m
Let those fools be loud, let alarms ring out
B E
'Cause you cut through all the noise
E G#m
Let the days be dark, let me hate my work
B E
'Cause you cut through all the noise
Pre-Chorus
G#m
Bring me some hope
B E
By wandering into my mind
G#m
Something to hold onto
B E
Morning, noon, day, or night
E B
You were the light that is blinding me
F# G#m
You're the anchor that I tie to my brain
E B
'Cause when it feels like I'm lost at sea
F# G#m
You're the song I sing again and again
E G#m
All the time, all the time
F# G#m
I think of you all the time
verse 2
E G#m
Let the parties end when we lose our friends
B E
'Cause you cut through all the noise
E G#m
Let the years roll on 'till the static comes
B E
'Cause you cut through all the noise
Pre-Chorus
G#m
Bring me some hope
B E
By wandering into my mind
G#m
Something to hold onto
B E
Morning, noon, day, or night
E B
You were the light that is blinding me
F# G#m
You're the anchor that I tie to my brain
E B
'Cause when it feels like I'm lost at sea
F# G#m
You're the song I sing again and again
E G#m
All the time, all the time
F# G#m
I think of you all the time
E G#m
All the time, all the time
F# G#m
I think of you all the time
G#m
Bring me some hope
B E
By wandering into my mind
G#m
Something to hold onto
B E
Morning, noon, day, or night
E B
You were the light that is blinding me
F# G#m
You're the anchor that I tie to my brain
E B
'Cause when it feels like I'm lost at sea
F# G#m
You're the song I sing again and again
E G#m
All the time, all the time
F# G#m
I think of you all the time
E G#m
All the time, all the time
F# G#m
I think of you all the time