The Governess Chords
by Metric
The Governess by Metric is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
0:37
e|-0-5-0-|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
e|-0-0-5-0-3-2-1-----0-0-5-0-7-0-5-0-|
B|---------------3/5-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-0-0-5-0-3-2-1-----0-0-0-0-0~------|
B|---------------3/5-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
1:13
e|-0-5-0-|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
Chorus (open E every other beat)
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| x3
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
2:31
e|-0-5-0-|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
e|-0-0-5-0-3-2-1-----0-0-5-0-7-0-5-0-| \
B|---------------3/5-----------------| |
G|-----------------------------------| |
D|-----------------------------------| |
A|-----------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------------| |
| x2
e|-0-0-5-0-3-2-1-----0-0-0-0---------| |
B|---------------3/5---------3-1-----| |
G|-------------------------------4-2-| |
D|-----------------------------------| |
A|-----------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------------| /
Chorus (open E every other beat)
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| x3
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| ~ vibrato
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