Ears To The Ground Chords

KeyG Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays335

Ears To The Ground by Melanie Safka is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, A, C, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
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Intro: G 
  
                    A 
Ears to the ground 
           C           G             A 
Listen for noises that have no sound 
               C               Em 
Hear with your eyes that won't see 
               D 
The silence in me 
  
  
            G 
'Cause they know 
           A              C 
All love's gotta come and go 
          Em        G 
They know life must change 
   A         C 
If life's to grow 
  
  
        G 
Take it in 
                    A    C 
Take it in till the very last 
         Em       G 
You must love it, yes 
    A      C 
But let it pass 
  
  
G                   A 
Ears to the ground 
           C           G              A 
Listen for voices that have no sound 
              C           Em 
Translate the silence you hear 
              D 
Your language of fear 
  
  
          G 
Don't be afraid 
               A          C 
It may be I've changed my ways 
         Em         G 
You know all things come 
    A          C 
But they don't stay 
  
  
OUTRO:   
Em G A C G   A C Em   G A C Em 
La la la, etc. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante