Christmas Card Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays385

Christmas Card by Joyce Manor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords C, G, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			

C 
Looking at your face in the dark 
G 
You don't even look that smart 
F 
Could never make it past that part 
Am            G 
              And now I guess we never will 
C 
Looking for the keys to the truck 
G 
Your body's saying isn't that enough? 
F 
Your brain is going I don't give a fuck 
Am            G 
              You treat it like a game of skill 

F 
But it's more like a work of art 
G 
Or money in a Christmas card 
Am 
You think about it way too hard 
G             C 
              I'm gonna stay with you until 
F 
You disappear into the crowd 
G                              Am 
I don't know what you tried to tell me 
G             C 
              You know I think about it still 


Am    G    C  G  F       G       


C 
Looking at your face in the dark 
G 
You don't even look that smart 
F                              Am          G 
I don't know what you tried to tell me 
C 
Disappear into the clouds 
G                              F 
I don't know what you tried to tell me 
Am            G 
              You know I think about it still?  

F    G     



I think the lead over the verse is something like this: 
e|---------------------------7---7---7----7---7---7--------------------------12---12--12--0----| 
B|---5---5---5----5---5--5--0--0---0---0----0---0-----1---1---1----1---1-----------------------| 
G|-5---5---5---5----5--5--------------------------------------------------0--------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

And the outro is something like this: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----2-----2--2-----2----2--2-/----4----4--4------4-----4--4----------| 
D|-3------3-------3-----3------/-5-----5-------5-------5---------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------3--------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante