After Awhile Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays403

After Awhile by Jim Reeves is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G      D7             G 
Af-ter awhile af-ter awhile 
  
              C     G  D7  G 
I'll learn to smile af-ter awhile 

          D7                  G 
I'll love again when my heart mends 

                       C     G  D7  G 
I'll leave heartbreaks idyll af-ter awhile 

  
C              G     D7         G 
Someday you'll learn just how I feel 

     C               G              D7       G 
When love brings you heartache only time can heal 

       D7             G 
Af-ter awhile af-ter awhile 
  
              C     G  D7  G 
I'll learn to smile af-ter awhile 

  
        D7            G 
Af-ter awhile af-ter awhile 
  
              C     G  D7  G 
I'll learn to smile af-ter awhile 
    	

Chord diagrams

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