Gold Dust Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays436

Gold Dust by John Newman is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, F, Dm, C and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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  			Am                   G       F 
Hear me now, it's my time to talk 
    Am                   G        F 
I'm throwing out these 2 years of thoughts 
Dm 
Freeze and take a deep breath 
C                                     E 
I'll lay my heart out helpless on the floor 

Am 
Tears crash down 
     G         F 
Your face, not mine 
Am                  G               F 
Screaming out how I changed through time 
Dm 
I know it's hard to leave it 
C 
To say we've been defeated 

    E 
But everything around has changed 
My my 
We had 

Am 
Gold dust 
C 
Gold dust 
G 
Gold dust 
F 
(No more) 

Am 
Tear drops 
C 
Tear drops 
G 
Tear drops 

( F ) 

Am                G          F 
Memories, without fortune or fame 
Am                     G                     F 
Endlessly, through the night and through the day 
Dm 
We make hard times seem easy 
     C 
Dark days seem so pleasing 

    E 
But everything around has changed 
My my 
We had 

Am 
Gold dust 
C 
Gold dust 
G 
Gold dust 
F 
(No more) 
Am 
Tear drops 
C 
Tear drops 
G 
Tear drops 

( F ) 
( Am   C   G   F ) 
( Am   C   G   F ) 

        Am 
And I'm so sorry darling 
       C 
When I wake you're just gonna leave 
      G 
And I don't want you to be lonely 
         F 
'Cause I know you'll find your love again 
      Am 
And I promise I'll stop calling 
      C 
If it makes it easy for you 
  G 
I hate to see you leaving 
          F 
When it's for the best believe, my friend 

Am 
Gold dust 
C 
Gold dust 
G 
Gold dust 
F 
(No more) 
Am 
Tear drops 
C 
Tear drops 
G 
Tear drops 

( F ) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante