The Traveller Chords
by Beach House
The Traveller by Beach House is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm, F, Eb, C#maj7, F# and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Cm fading out
F Cm (x2)
F
When I come home
Cm
You're just lying there
F
Face against the wall
Cm Eb C#maj7
Never had a care
F#
I am just a traveller
Bb
There's no light in this room
F
And the body's aching at night
Cm
Would I be acting up
F Cm Eb
If i said it's not enough
C#maj7
Who knows who else who is with
F#
No one is with the traveller
Bb
There's a light in my eyes
F Cm (x2)
And a future invisible now
F
Heard it's your birthday
Cm
Candles in a row
F
Better blow them quick
Cm Eb C#maj7
Before they're melting on the floor
F#
You were never a traveller
Bb
There's no light in your room
F
And the bodies don't ache in the night
Cm
Would I be acting up
F Cm Eb
If i said not that much
C#maj7 F#
Who else would do anything for the traveller
Bb
There's a light in her eyes
F Cm (x2)
And a future visible touch
Outro: Eb C#maj7 F# Bb F Cm (x2)
Eb C#maj7 F# Bb
F Cm
I was looking out of the window at the sky
F Cm
Starless vigil of a life that has gone by
F Cm
Saturn turning and I feel there's not much more
F Cm
For a vision of the night turn off your light