Hemlock Grove Chords
by Mark Erelli
Hemlock Grove by Mark Erelli is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords Am, Em, C, G, F, Dm, E7, Dm7 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am Em C Am
verse 1
Am G F
Your heart is dark as a hemlock grove
C G
Where the sun never shines and nothing grows
Dm F
Black as each feather in a murder of crows
Am G F Am Em Am
Your heart is dark as a hemlock grove
verse 2
Am G F
Your heart is empty as winter in a tourist town
C G
The boardwalk deserted, all shuttered down
Dm F
And every bird has flown southbound
Am G F Am Em Am
Your heart is empty as winter in a tourist town
Bridge
F C
There is no resolution, try as I might
F G Am
I shun the darkness, but I shy away from the light
F C
There's a hole inside I try to fill
F G E7
But you dig it deeper still___
verse 3
Am G F
Our love is crooked as the teeth in an old man's smile
C G
As the stones in the graveyard, as a country mile
Dm F
But I'll drive all night to get there, if you let me stay awhile
Am G F
Our love is crooked as the teeth in an old man's smile
verse 4
Am G Dm7
Your heart is empty as winter in a tourist town
F E Am Em Am
Your heart is dark as a hemlock grove