The Sound Of Winter Chords

by Bush
KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays442

The Sound Of Winter by Bush is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, Am, G, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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Em 
Mind strong 
body strong 
try to find equilibrium 
C 
head straight 
screwed on 
Em 
we're screwed up for too long 


e|---------------------------------------------14s12--17-15-14------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---5----7----5----7-7---5----7----5----7-7------------------------| 
A|-7----5----7----5--5--7----5----7----5--5-------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 


i don't want to lean on the waves 
i watch the storm evaporate 
C 
i think of you in stary skies 
Em 
i keep you so alive 

   Am             G              Em 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-7--7-7-7-------5--5-5-5-------2-2...------------| 
A|-7--7-7-7-------5--5-5-5-------2-2...------------| 
E|-5--5-5-5-7-5---3--3-3-3-5-3---0-0...------------| 
  let's walk through the fire together 
                                 disappear in the golden sands 
   
e|----------7-------------7------------------7----7----------------| 
B|----8---8---10-8---8-10---10-8--------8-10--------10~~-----------| 
G|-(9)--9----------9-------------9/7--9--------9-------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 



C             Am 
it's all in your face 
      Em 
i see you break 
              D 
it's like the sound of winter 
C             Am 
the bleeding love 
           Em 
the silent escape 
           D 
you got to hang on to yourself 
C             Am 
it's like the sound of winter 


Em 
medusa smiles 
judas lips 
open arms 
finger tips 
C 
love bites and recompense 
Em 
i'll be with you 
until the end 
A                      G 
let's walk through the fire together 
Em 
disappear in the golden sands 
C                Am 
it's all in your face 
          Em 
i see you break 
              D 
it's like the sound of winter 
C            Am 
the bleeding love 
            Em 
the silent escape 
           D 
you got to hang on to yourself 
C                Am 
it's all in your face 
          Em 
i see you break 
              D 
it's like the sound of winter 
C            Am 
the bleeding love 
            Em 
the silent escape 
            D 
you got to hang on to yourself 
C             Am 
it's like the sound of winter 


                       Em                D           C        Am            
e|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7s5-5s7-b7r-5-7-s8-7-5-7-s8-7--10-8-7----7-8-7-| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------10-------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   hang onto yourself         hang onto yourself 
   Em           D                   C            Am 
e|---------5--7------------7-7-5-------------5--7-----------7-7-5----| 
B|-5~~-8-5-------5~~-5-8-5-----------5~~-8-5------5~~-5-8-5----------| 
G|-7b9-----------7b9-----------------7b9----------7b9----------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   Em                     D 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-17-17-17-16-16-16-14-14-14-12-12-12-11-11-11--------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

   C                 Am                       Em                D 
e|-------------17-19----------------19-19-17--------------17-19----------------19-19-17----| 
B|-17~~--20-17-------17~~--17-20-17-----------17~~--20-17-------17~~--17-20-17-------------| 
G|-19b21-------------19b21--------------------19b21-------------19b21----------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   C                 Am 
e|------------------------------| 
B|-17---20--17---20----20...----| 
G|-19b21~~--19b21~~--b21-...----| 
D|------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 
  it's like the sound of winter 



C                Am 
it's all in your face 
          Em 
i see you break 
              D 
it's like the sound of winter 
C            Am 
the bleeding love 
           Em 
the silent escape 
            D 
you got to hang on to yourself 
C             Am 
it's like the sound of winter 


   Em                 D                       C                 Am  
e|-------------17-19----------------19-19-17--------------17-19----------------19-19-17----| 
B|-17~~--20-17-------17~~--17-20-17-----------17~~--20-17-------17~~--17-20-17-------------| 
G|-19b21-------------19b21--------------------19b21-------------19b21----------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    
                                                    it's like the sound of winter 

   Em                 D                       C                 Am  
e|-------------17-19----------------19-19-17--------------17-19----------------19-19-17----| 
B|-17~~--20-17-------17~~--17-20-17-----------17~~--20-17-------17~~--17-20-17-------------| 
G|-19b21-------------19b21--------------------19b21-------------19b21----------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14s-| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante