Betelgeuse Chords
Betelgeuse by King Creosote is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C/G, G, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
C/G
Fix the shortest month
G
Fix my magnetic north
Am F C/G
Oh my bipolar crash, squeezed the arctic air out of my lungs
G
Drop off the key
Am F
For my boat has sailed to Bolivia
C/G G
And I may not be back in one piece
Am F
Peace at last for me
C/G G
Peace at last for me
C/G
Verse
C/G
It's taken my favourite month
G
To realign the stars
Am
Oh I have travelled far
F C/G
To douse the astro fire within my heart
G
Drop off the radar screen
Am F C/G G
My ship has set course for the space in between Orion's Belt and Betelgeuse
Am
I may not be back
F
I may not be back
C/G
Believe me
G C/G
Peace at last, please
G F C/G
For peace at last, a last minute plea
G F C/G
For peace at last, a last minute plea
G F C/G
For peace at last, a last minute plea
Verse
C/G
It took the shortest month
G
To fix my magnetic north
Am F C/G
Oh my bipolar crash, you've squeezed the arctic air out of my lungs
G
Drop off the key
Am F
For my boat has sailed to Bolivia
C/G G
And I may not be back in one piece
Outro
Am F
That's peace at last, for me
C/G G C/G
Peace at last, for me. Please
G F C/G
For peace at last, a last minute plea