Out Of Control Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays412

Out Of Control by Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords C, Am, Em, G, F, Dm, E, Gm, Bb, A, Abm and Amaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: C 

Verse 
C              Am 
Once high on a hill 
            Em 
There was a song 
            G 
Nothing was wrong 
            C 
That's when time stood still 

Verse 
C              Am 
Now lovers are caught 
              Em 
Tied in their dreams 
               G 
Bound in their thoughts 
               C 
Wrapped in the depth of their love 

   F       C          G    | G Em C Am | 
If i could hold on to you 
   Dm      Am        | Em |  E  | C | % | 
If i could hold on to you (break) 

Verse  
C                   Am 
 somewhere near the end 
          Em 
Lovers pretend 
               G 
Fake what they feel 
               C 
Take what they get from love 

Verse  
C                 Am 
 start missing the drive 
         Em 
Staying alive 
            G 
Four out of five 
            C 
Without the feeling of love 

   F       C          G    | G Em C Am | 
If i could hold on to you 
   Dm      Am        | Em |  E  | 
If i could hold on to you (break) 

Solo 
| C | Am | Em | G | C | % | 


Middle 8 
              F 
If the sky is fire 
            C 
And hell is blue 
              F                 C 
If all of our dreams won't come true 
              F 
If the sky is fire 
            C 
And hell is blue 
           Gm  Bb         | A |  %  | 
I'll cover you, i'll cover you (break 

Abm Abm Amaj7 
Sky is  fire 
Abm  Abm Amaj7 
Hell is  blue 
Abm Abm Amaj7 
Sky is  fire 
Abm  Abm Amaj7 
Hell is  blue 

Verse 
Abm    Abm C             Am 
That's why i'm out of control 
            Em 
Tear myself down 
             G 
Build myself up 
            C 
Tear myself down again 

Verse 
C              Am 
I'm talkin' to you 
              Em 
Trying to get through 
              G 
Don't want to hide 
            C 
Lost in the mirror of love 

   F       C          G    | G Em C Am | 
If i can hold on to you 
   Dm      Am        | Em |  E  | 
If i could hold on to you (break) 

Coda 
                        1 + 2 + 
| C | Am | Em | G | C | C     C
 
    	

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