Postcard Chords
Postcard by First Aid Kit is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Am and Em7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
G
Honey, now that your shackles are gone
C
And you're out there on your own
G
Won't you let me know
D
If things get hard
G
Honey, now that your shackle's been lifted
C
You're a sweet young thing and you're oh so gifted
G
Will you let me know
D
If things turn bad
Pre-Chorus
Am G
I wasn't looking for trouble, but trouble came
Am G
I wasn't looking to change, I'll never be the same
Em7 Am C G
But life's not what you make it, baby
Em7
Send me a postcard
C G
When you get to where you're going
Em7
Send me a line
Am C G
To everything you've left behind
verse 2
G
Honey, now that I've found my way
C
And I miss you more than I can say
G
Won't you promise to
D
Say a prayer for me
G
Honey, now that the morning's come
C
We're both still out on the run
G
Won't you let me know
D
If you feel free
Pre-Chorus
Am G
We were looking to mend it but we tore it apart
Am G
And I went and broke my own goddamned heart
Em7 Am C G
See, life's not what you make it, baby
Em7
Send me a postcard
C G
When you get to where you're going
Em7
Send me a line
Am C G
To everything you've left behind
Bridge
G
I was just a kid when I fell for you
C
I'm not much older now but even then I knew
G D
That the road was steep and full of stride
Pre-Chorus
Am G
I never knew what to say, could never get it right
Am G
And I'm alone again at the end of night
Em7 Am C G
But life's not what you make it, baby
Em7
Send me a postcard
C G
When you get to where you're going
Em7
Send me a line
Am C G
To everything you've left behind