After Halloween Chords
After Halloween by Fairport Convention is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, Gm, A7, Ab, G, D, Bm, Cm and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Am
Verse
C Am
Red and gold and Halloween have passed us by
C Am Gm
The charcoal branches lean against the rosy sky
A7 Ab G C
You are so far away and I could touch you if I may
Am D G
But don't you worry now, I'm only dreaming anyway
Verse
C Am
You may be lonely, you may be just on your own
C Am Gm
It could be anywhere, some place that I have known
A7 Ab G
But who am I and do we really live these days at all
C Am D G Bm
And are they simply feelings we have learnt and do recall
Bridge
Am Cm
Oh, the sea has made me cry
Bm Am D
But I love her too, so maybe I love you
Verse
C Am
Tears are only made of salt and water
C Am Gm
And across the waves, the sound of laughter
A7 Ab G
October, it has gone and left me with a song
C Am D G
That I will sing to you, although this moment may be wrong
Instrumental
C Am C Am
Gm A7 Ab G C Am D G
Bridge
Bm Am Cm
Could it be the sea's as real as you and I?
Bm C
I often wonder why I always have to say
Am D G
I'm only dreaming anyway
Bridge
Bm Am Cm
Could it be the sea's as real as you and I?
Bm C
I often wonder why I always have to say
Am D G Am D7
I'm only dreaming anyway