Thoughts Chords

KeyE Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays437

Thoughts by Michael Schulte is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords C, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
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16
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Intro: C  Em  D 

C         Em  D 
Ooh, ohh, oh 
C         Em  D 
Ooh, ohh, oh 

C        Em 
Thoughts 
               D                 C       Em  D 
They are like restless beasts in my head 
    C    Em 
And time, 
          D              C        Em 
It slowly kills me in my cold bed 
              D           C              D 
And turns my faith into a dark and open doubt 

      C               Em 
I am running into the fire 
D 
Tonight this war is easily lost 
      C                 Em 
Cause i can't cut these wires 
    D 
And sparks will turn into 
   C  Em  D 
A fire, a fire 
     C                Em  D 
I am running into the fire 

C         Em  D 
Ooh, ohh, oh 
C         Em  D 
Ooh, ohh, oh 

C        Em 
Thoughts 
             D                C     Em  D 
Are creeping in with arms of silence 
C    Em 
Time 
             D                C      Em 
Will make me drown here on my island 
                D             C            D 
When pressure's rising like a wave of open scars 

      C                Em 
I am running into the fire 
D 
Tonight this war is easily lost 
      C                 Em 
Cause i can't cut these wires 
    D 
And sparks will turn into 
  C   Em   D 
A fire, a fire 
     C                Em  D 
I am running into the fire 

     C                Em                 D 
I'm running, running, running, running, running 
       C  Em  D 
Into a fi-i--re 
      C                Em                D 
I'm running, running, running, running, running 
         C  Em  D 
Into the fi-i--re 

C         Em  D 
Ooh, ohh, oh 
C         Em  D 
Ooh, ohh, oh 

Final: C  Em  D  
        C  Em  D 
    	

Chord diagrams

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