31 Years Chords
31 Years by Elliott Brood is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords Em, G, D and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: ( Em | G | D | Am | G | D | Em ) X 2
Verse:
Em G D
Countless wandering days
Am G D
In a wagon train parade,
Em G D
with a prairie serenade.
Am G
We did try to take that mountain,
D Em
But the mountain had its way.
Bridge: ( G | D | Am | G | D | Em ) X 2
Verse:
Em G D
Back at the fort,
Am G D
with exhausted winter stores,
Em G D
and some friends beneath the floor.
Am G
We won't live to see that spring,
D Em
or what we came out here for.
Outro: ( Em ) ( Am ) ( Em )
G | Em | D | Am
Em | G | D | Am
( Em )