The Ballad Of Yaya Chords
The Ballad Of Yaya by Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, E7, Am, Am/G, D/F#, F, A, C#m, D, F#m, E, G, C#7, F#m/E, B, Db7, F#, Bbm, D7, G# and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
C E7 Am Am/G D/F#
block out the sun, Yaya, parachute princess
F E7 F E7 A
the movie is over lay that dirt on me
C#m D A
jump the deck Yaya, howl at the sun Yaya
F#m D A E
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
C#m D A
howl at the moon Yaya, let it be done Yaya
F#m A G
yeah you're not the only one
D E
running for the sun, Yaya
G D E E7
running for the sun, Yaya
BRIDGE
Am G F E E7
oh you're looking tall, quite a big fall
verse 2
C E7 Am Am/G D/F#
don't let the ground scare ya, just a cinema mindfuck
F E7
the martyrdom dumb dumbs
(cadence shift -3 frets)
A C#7 F#m F#m/E B
wake up the sun, Yaya, suffer in meaning
D Db7 D Db7 F#
the movie is over lay that dirt on me
Bbm B F#
jump the deck Yaya, howl at the sun Yaya
(cadence back to normal
D A E
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
(as Chorus 1)
howl at the moon Yaya, let it be done Yaya
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
howl at the moon Yaya, howl at the sun Yaya
G
yeah you're not the only one
D E
running for the sun, Yaya
G D E E7
running for the sun, Yaya
INTERLUDE (same as bridge)
Am G F
oh we're living hard
Am G F
all our lives are dreams
Am G F
cool to kumbaya when you
E E7
scream
A G F
oh the ground is cold when it
D C F
splits the body round and round you go
A G F
oh its understood, it's going to be
D7 E7 A
hard
Instrumental PART
C E7 Am G D C
C E7 Am G F F#
F# G G#
A G F Em
resurrection love
D C G G F F
Yaya proves her love
OUTRO (same as verse)
C E7 Am Am/G D/F#
don't let the ground scare ya suffering papa
F E7 A
the movie is over