The Beginning Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays475

The Beginning by Declan McKenna is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, G and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
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Intro: E  A  G  E  A  G (x2) 

verse 1 
E                             A  G 
  Are you wasting your time? 
E                         A  G 
  His (?) all out the way 
E                               A  G 
  Is this the rest of our lives? 
E                          A  G 
  Give it a couple of days 

 
             E     G       A  C 
And it's all gone,  (yeah) 
     A        E    G              A  C  A 
Yeah it's all gone   (I'm livin') 

verse 2 
E                          A  G 
  I'm gon' give you a date 
E                             A  G 
  Someday you'll be the queen 
E                                 A  G 
  And you think it's for the best 
E                                  A  G 
  'Cause it's all that you've seen 

 
            E   G              A  C 
But not for me,   (I'm livin') 
    A        E    G              A  C  A 
And it's all gone,  (I'm livin') 

Bridge 
E  A  G  E  A  G  (x4) 

 
         E     G            A  C 
It's all gone,  (I'm livin') 
     A        E    G              A  C  A 
Yeah it's all gone   (I'm livin') 

Outro 
E  A  G  E  A  G  (x2) 
A  G  A  G  E 
    	

Chord diagrams

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