A Far Cry Chords
A Far Cry by Maura O'Connell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, Em, Am, D, C, Bm and D/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G ~ Em Am G D
verse 1
C Bm
I've heard misfortune's losses
C G ~ Em
And wasted ways before me buy the costs
C G ~ Em
Of giving someone time enough for spending
D Am
Love only borrowed
verse 2
C Bm
I've placed myself at ease
C G ~ Em
Listening to the lies of self-belief
C G ~ Em
For wanting something close enough for keeping
D Am
A far cry from here
G D
But I believe in ways and means
G D/F# Em
To speak another, dear, who has been spared
C G ~ Em
Innocence so near___
D Am
A far cry from here
Instrumental: G ~ Em Am G D G ~ Em Am G D
verse 3
C Bm
Even still the night is passing
C G ~ Em
Behind my heart an emptiness still follows
C G ~ Em
The distance damns the swallow hard for lending
D Am
Love only borrowed
verse 4
C Bm
And some are sad___, but true to know
C G ~ Em
There's belonging in just longing for someone
C G ~ Em
My shoulder rests, a road I only follow
D Am
Love only borrowed
G D
Oh, but I believe in ways and means
G D/F# Em
To speak another, dear, who has been spared
C G ~ Em
Innocence so near___
D Am
A far cry from here
G D
Oh, but I believe in ways and means
G D/F# Em
To speak another, dear, who has been spared
C G ~ Em
Innocence so near___
D Am
A far cry from here