Sprout And The Bean Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays373

Sprout And The Bean by Joanna Newsom is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, G#m, E, C# and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			(Intro)  B-G#m-B-G#m 



(verse 1) 

B 
I slept all day 

 G#m 
awoke with distaste 

      B 
and I railed, 

      G#m 
and I raved 



(verse 2) 

E 
That the difference between 

C# 
the sprout and the bean 

E 
is a golden ring, 

C# 
it is a twisted string. 

E 
And you can ask the counselor; 

C# 
you can ask the king; 

            E 
and they'll say the same thing; 

C# 
and it's a funny thing: 





          E 
Should we go outside? 

          C# 
Should we go outside? 

          E 
Should we break some bread? 

      C# 
Are y'interested? 



B-G#m-B-G#m 



(verse 3) 

B 
And as I said, 

   G#m 
I slept as though dead 

         B                  G#m 
dreaming seamless dreams of lead. 


(verse 4) 

E 
When you go away, 

C# 
I am big-boned and fey 

E 
in the dust of the day, 

C# 
in the dirt of the day. 


(Bridge)  

E 
and Danger! Danger! Drawing near them was a white coat, 

C# 
and Danger! Danger! drawing near them was a broad boat, 

E 
And the water! water! running clear beneath a white throat, 

C# 
and the hollow chatter of the talking of the Tadpoles, 




    F#      E 
who know th'outside! 

          C# 
Should we go outside? 

          E 
Should we break some bread? 

      C# 
Are y'interested? 


E-C#-E-C#-E-C# 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante