Crooked Sky Chords

KeyC Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays460

Crooked Sky by Bobby Long is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, Em, C, C/F, D, Dm and G/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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16
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G              Em 
Shadows on the trees, 
C    C/F   C    G 
break my bones.  
G               Em 
My heart on the breeze  
      C   C/F  C    G 
sinks like a stone  

G              Em 
I've been here before  
C   C/F  C    G 
not with you.  
G          Em 
I may be a liar  
    C  C/F C   G     
I'm one of the few.  


C                                 G 
She triying to take cover on liquid high.  
C                                          D 
Started to drink the water now the well is dry.  
Dm                                           G 
Standing here holding up my hands to crooked skies.  


G,Em,C,C/F,C,G (2x)

G                Em 
Now shout to the night.  
C   C/F   C    G 
Don't complain.  
G                 Em 
You speak of your worries,  
      C  C/F  C  G 
Don't mention my name.  

G        Em 
I made a deal  
       C  C/F    C    G 
with a preachers son.  
G             Em 
to hand in my hours  
        C  C/F  C    G 
when I'm on the run  


C                                 G 
She trying to take cover on liquid high.  
C                                          D 
Started to drink the water now the well is dry.  
Dm                                           G 
Standing here holding up my hands to crooked skies.  

G,Em,C,C/F,C,G (2x) 

G            Em 
The steel is cold  
C    C/F   C    G 
against my face.  
G           Em 
The wind is gone 
    C  C/F  C  G 
but not out of place.  

G          Em 
Read me a story.  
C   C/F   C  G 
One from the past.  
G              Em 
I'm headed for glory 
      C   C/F  C   G 
but I know it wont last.  


C                                 G 
She trying to take cover on liquid high.  
C                                          D 
Started to drink the water now the well is dry.  
Dm                                           G 
Standing here holding up my hands to crooked skies. 

G,Em,C,C/F,C,G (2x) 
  
G             G/F#          Em 
standing here holding up my hands  
C           G  
to crooked skies  
G             G/F#          Em 
standing here holding up my hands  
C           G  
to crooked skies  
G             G/F#          Em 
standing here holding up my hands  
G             G/F#          Em 
standing here holding up my hands  
G             G/F#          Em 
standing here holding up my hands  
C           G 
to crooked skies. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante