Volcanoes Chords
by Damien Rice
Volcanoes by Damien Rice is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords Em, D, C, F, G and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em D
C D
Em D
C D
Em D
Don't hold yourself like that
C D
You'll hurt your knees
Em D
I kissed your mouth your back
C
That's all I need
D C
Don't build your world around
D C
Volcanoes melt you down
Em D
What I am to you, is not real
Em D
What I am to you, you do not need
Em D
What I am to you, is not what you mean to me
Em F
You give me miles and miles of mountains, and I ask for the sea
Don't throw yourself like that
In front of me
I kissed your mouth your back
Is that all you need
Don't drag my love around
Volcanoes melt me down
Em D
What I am to you, is not real
Em D
What I am to you, you do not need
Em D
What I am to you, is not what you mean to me
Em F
You give me miles and miles of mountains, and I ask for the sea
G
For what I give to you
D
Is just what I'm going through
Em
This is nothing new
C
No just another phase of finding
G
What I really need
B
Is what makes me bleed
Em
And like a new disease
C
Lord, she's still young to treat