This Empty Northern Hemisphere Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays454

This Empty Northern Hemisphere by Gregory Alan Isakov is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, F, Dm, C and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro:  Bb - F (x4) 

 Bb                                                                    F 
Smoke it flies from whisky mouths   /   vagabonds walk this suitcase town 
 Bb                                                            F 
summer left us beckoning   /   the cottonwoods were all worn out 
 Bb                                                             F 
night comes fixing on the day   /   and the universe reigned again 
            Dm     F             Bb         Dm 
while the wheels roll, to find a flickering light 

 Bb              F                C           Gm 
While you were sleeping i was the turning the dials 
          Bb          F                   C     Gm 
and i walled up your kingdom with radio wires 
           Bb          F          C      Gm 
and the bells of the choir came in low and rumbling 
                           Bb 
..aw, you should-a heard them... 

Instrumental:

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante