Sound Of Settling Chords
Sound Of Settling by Death Cab For Cutie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords E6, B, E, F#, A and E/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
All chords relative to capo.
E6 B E F# A E/F# B* A*
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||--6----8------9----4-------6----1----1----4----2----||
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VERSE 1:
E6 B E
I've got a hunger
F# A
Twisting my stomach into knots.
E6 B E F# A
That my tongue has tied off.
E6 B E
My brain's repeating
F# A
"If you've got an impulse let it out"
E6 B E F# A
But they never make it past my mouth.
Chorus:
E* E/F#
Bop ba
B* A*
This is the sound of settling
E* E/F# B* A*
Bop ba Bop ba
(x2)
INTERLUDE:
E6 B E F# A (x2)
VERSE 2:
E6 B E
Our youth is fleeting,
F# A
Old age is just around the bend.
E6 B E F# A
And I can't wait to go gray.
E6 B E
And I'll sit and wonder
F# A
Of every love that could've been.
E6 B E F# A
If I'd only thought of something charming to say.
Chorus:
E* E/F#
Bop ba
B* A*
This is the sound of settling
E* E/F# B* A*
Bop ba Bop ba
(x4)
E6 B E
I've got a hunger
F# A (let ring)
twisting my stomach into knots.
END