Ask Yourself Chords
Ask Yourself by Foster The People is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Em, G, C, D, D5 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em G C Em D D5 A
verse 1:
Em
Well I've tried to live like
G C
The way that you wanted me to
Em D
Never needed the proof
D5 A
Just followed the rules
Em
I pick up all the pieces
G C
And I move my feet as fast as I can
Em D
I'm always falling behind
D5 A
Just float in the lines
Em G C
You want more and ambition's taken its toll on you
Em D D5
Well hey your confidence is fading
A
With your youth
Pre-Chorus
C
And you say
G D C
That dreamers always get what they desire
(C)
Well I've found
G D
The more I want, the less I've got
C
Is this the life you've been waiting for?
G D C
Or are you hoping that you'll be
Where you want with a little more?
verse 2:
Em G C
You're coughing blood again
Em D
I know 'cause I clean up the mess
D5 A
Every now and then
Em
Fold the line along the seam
G C
Force a smile and never say what you mean
Em D
You're in the promised land
D5 A
In someone else's dream
Em
If you want more and you'll get there
G C
Throw a quarter in the well
Em D
It's okay, you're fine
D5 A
Ambition's not a crime
Pre-Chorus
C
And you say
G D C
That dreamers always get what they desire
(C)
Well I've found
G D
The more I want, the less I've got
C
Is this the life you've been waiting for?
G D C
Or are you hoping that you'll be
Where you want with a little more?
G D
Well, ask yourself
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