Codes Chords

KeyEm Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays526

Codes by Ellie Goulding is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Em, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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VERSES X2 
Em  G  A  G 

 Em  
 Damn, boy you make it hard 
 G 
 Shouldn't need a riddle to unlock your heart 
 A 
 So, say what's on your mind 
 G 
 We got other things that we could do with our 

 Em 
 Time, we could rule the world 
 G 
 Know you say you never need another girl 
 A 
 But, you're not making sense 
 G 
 Trying to keep it moving while you're on the fence 

Em 
 Tell me black and white 
G 
 Why I'm here tonight 
A                  G 
 I can't read the signs 


                  Em 
 Stop talking in codes, stop talking in codes 
        G 
 Let me know what's up, can't do it no more 
   A                  G  
 I need a love to celebrate 

                  Em 
 Stop talking in codes, stop talking in codes 
        G 
 Let me know what's up, can't do it no more 
    A                     G  
 So baby, take it all the way 


                 Em 
 Stop talking in codes, it's a mystery 
   G 
 I know that something happened in your history 
 A 
 Oh, it's too much to risk 
      G 
 You give me some, but you've been holding most of it 

 Em 
 Back, so it's no surprise 
 G 
 Everything you do, I over analyze 
 A 
 Breathe, in and out 
 G 
 Baby, give me something new to think about 

Em 
 Tell me black and white 
G 
 Why I'm here tonight 
A                  G 
 I can't read the signs 


                  Em 
 Stop talking in codes, stop talking in codes 
        G 
 Let me know what's up, can't do it no more 
   A                  G  
 I need a love to celebrate 

                  Em 
 Stop talking in codes, stop talking in codes 
        G 
 Let me know what's up, can't do it no more 
    A                     G  
 So baby, take it all the way 


                  Em    G   A   G 
 Stop talking in codes 
Em 
 Tell me black and white 
G 
 Why I'm here tonight 
A                  G A 
 I can't read the signs 


                  Em 
 Stop talking in codes, stop talking in codes 
        G 
 Let me know what's up, can't do it no more 
   A                  G  
 I need a love to celebrate 

                  Em 
 Stop talking in codes, stop talking in codes 
        G 
 Let me know what's up, can't do it no more 
    A                     G  
 So baby, take it all the way 

                  Em 
 Stop talking in codes, stop talking in codes 
        G 
 Let me know what's up, can't do it no more 
   A                  G  
 I need a love to celebrate 

                  Em 
 Stop talking in codes, stop talking in codes 
        G 
 Let me know what's up, can't do it no more 
    A                     G  
 So baby, take it all the way 

                  Em    G   A   G 
 Stop talking in codes  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante