When The Sun Goes Down (acoustic) Chords
by Ben Gibbard
When The Sun Goes Down (acoustic) by Ben Gibbard is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro "When the sun goes down..."
D D
e|---2----2-----0----0----------0-----0-------0-----0--|
B|---3----3-----3----3----------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|---2----2-----2----2----------2-----2-------2-----2--|
D|-0----0----0-----0-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------h2p0------2-----h2p0-----2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"Oh let me be the one you meet"
e|---2----2-----0----0----------0-----0-------0-----0--|
B|---3----3-----3----3----------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|---2----2-----2----2----------2-----2-------2-----2--|
D|-0----0----0-----0-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------h2p0------2-----h2p0-----2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"In the lamp light hum..."
D D
e|------2--------2----------0----------0-----2-------2-----0---0---------0-------0-----|
B|------3--------3----------3----------3-----3-------3-----0---0---------0-------0-----|
G|------2--------2----------2----------2-----4-------4-----4---4---------4-------4-----|
D|-0---------0---------0----------0----------4-------4---0---0-----------0-------0-----|
A|----------------------------------------2-------2------------------2--------2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------3--------3--------|
Goes back up to a D
e|----0------0-----0---------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|----0------0-----0---------0---------------------------------------------------|
G|----4------4-----4---------4---------------------------------------------------|
D|----0------0-----0-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-----2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"And though you fear..."
e|---2----2-----0----0----------0-----0-------0-----0--|
B|---3----3-----3----3----------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|---2----2-----2----2----------2-----2-------2-----2--|
D|-0----0----0-----0-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------h2p0------2-----h2p0-----2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"Theres nothing there..."
e|---2----2-----0----0----------0-----0-------0-----0--|
B|---3----3-----3----3----------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|---2----2-----2----2----------2-----2-------2-----2--|
D|-0----0----0-----0-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------h2p0------2-----h2p0-----2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"Uncover your eyes"
e|------2--------2----------0----------0-----2-------2-----0---0---------0-------0-----|
B|------3--------3----------3----------3-----3-------3-----0---0---------0-------0-----|
G|------2--------2----------2----------2-----4-------4-----4---4---------4-------4-----|
D|-0---------0---------0----------0----------4-------4---0---0-----------0-------0-----|
A|----------------------------------------2-------2------------------2--------2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------3--------3--------|
e|----0------0-----0---------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|----0------0-----0---------0---------------------------------------------------|
G|----4------4-----4---------4---------------------------------------------------|
D|----0------0-----0-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2---0-----2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus "Arise arise" "Step into the night" "It'll be alright"
Em 8x G 4x
e|----0---------2------2------0-----0-----------3------------------------------------|
B|----0---------3------3------3-----3-----------0------------------------------------|
G|----0---------4------4------4-----4-----------0------------------------------------|
D|----2---------4------4------4-----4-----------2------------------------------------|
A|----2-----2-------2------0-----0----------3----------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----3-------3-----3------3--------------------------------| Start back
B|----0-------0-----0------0--------------------------------| to the intro
G|----0-------0-----0------0--------------------------------|
D|----0-------0-----0---0-----------------------------------|
A|----2---0------2------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------------------------------------|