Head Held High Chords
by Kodaline
Head Held High by Kodaline is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F# with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords F, Gm, A#, C, Am and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: F Gm A#
F Gm
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
A#
La, la, la, la, la, la
F
La, la, la, la
Verso 1:
F Gm
Ever had a feeling that you can't go on?
A# F
Trying to be strong but getting weaker
Gm
Carrying the weight of every single day
A# F
Haven't lost your way, feeling defeated
Pré-Refrão
C A# Am Gm
Sat staring, counting spiral patterns on the wall
C A# Am Gm
You wonder if your luck is ever gonna turn around, but oh
F C
You need a little light to guide the way
Dm
Waiting on the sun to shine again
A#
You got to keep your head up high
F
You got to keep your head up high
C
You need a little hope to carry on
Dm
In the middle of the night when you're all alone
A#
You got to keep your head up high
F
You got to keep your head up high
Verso 2:
F Gm
Your bedroom carpet stained with rose wine
A# F
Empty's left behind, the morning after
Gm
The distant purr of cars on soaking roads
A# F
And the street echoes the noise of laughter
Pré-Refrão
C A# Am Gm
The bottom of the bottle, finds you almost every night
C A# Am Gm
You wonder if your life is ever gonna turn out right again
F C
You need a little light to guide the way
Dm
Waiting on the sun to shine again
A#
You got to keep your head up high
F
You got to keep your head up high
C
You need a little hope to carry on
Dm
In the middle of the night when you're all alone
A#
You got to keep your head up high
F
You got to keep your head up high
F Gm
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
A#
La, la, la, la, la, la
F
La, la, la, la
F Gm
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
A#
La, la, la, la, la, la
F
La, la, la, la
Ponte:
C A# Am Gm
Confused and battered by the motion of the changing tides
C A# Am Gm
You're nearing empty and you've barely got the will to fight
C A# Am Gm
You wonder if you're gonna live or if you will survive
Ohhh
F C
You need a little light to guide the way
Dm
Waiting on the sun to shine again
A#
You got to keep your head up high
F
You got to keep your head up high
C
You need a little hope to carry on
Dm
In the middle of the night when you're all alone
A#
You got to keep your head up high
F
You got to keep your head up high
F Gm
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
A#
La, la, la, la, la, la
F
La, la, la, la
F Gm
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
A#
La, la, la, la, la, la
F
La, la, la, la
F Gm
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
A#
La, la, la, la, la, la
F
La, la, la, la