Panning For Gold Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays509

Panning For Gold by Ben Sollee is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, D, A, F#m and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: F  D  A 
A         F#m 
I saw God by the river 
A           E 
Panning for gold 
      A          D 
I saw God by the river 
A         E 
Weary and old 

          E 
He said; 'Son  
D         A                 D 
I used to know where I put things  
E         A 
I used to know' 

(each dash represents one 4 count measure of either silence or holding (works either way)  
strum on each chord/letter ) 
A  D    A  D    A  D    A  D    A   

A     D 
I saw God in the forest 
A                D      A 
Teaching Tia Chi to the trees 
       D 
In the wind 
    A             E 
And bowing to the seas 
         F#m 
He said; 'Son  
D         A                D 
I used to know where I put things  
E         A 
I used to know' 

A  D    A  D    A  D    A  D    A 

A     D          F#m 
I saw God on the mountain 
A              D 
Tearing at the sky 
      A          D 
I saw God on the mountain 
     A            E 
With tears in his eyes 

         F#m 
He said; 'Son  
D         A                D 
I used to know where I put things  
A         D 
I used to know 
             F#m       D       A 
I could have shown you all the beauty in the world 
    D                      A 
but now I need you to show me 
A D  D A 
Yes  Mmm  
A    D 
Show me' 

A  D  A   D   F#m   D  A   D   A  D    A    A  D   F#m  A   A  D    A  F  A  D    

(This is what sounds right to me but it's my first tab so hopefully I didn't mess it up :b ) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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