Portland Chords

KeyG Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays399

Portland by Middle Brother is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, C, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G 
Shared a cigarette for breakfast 
G 
Shared an airplane ride for lunch 
C                    G 
Sitting in between a ghost 
       Em             C 
And a walking bowl of punch 
G 
Can you play a little hunch? 

G 
Predicting a delay on landing 
G                           C 
Well I predict we'll have a drink 
C                    G 
Lost my money on the first hand 
    Em              C 
Got burned on a big fat king 
G 
And your ears are gonna ring 
Am 
And your eyes just wanna close 
G 
Nothing changes I suppose 

 
C                                   G 
It's too late to turn back, here we go 
C            G 
Portland, oh no 
C                                   G 
It's too late to turn back, here we go 
C            G 
Portland, oh no 

Em              G 

G 
We'll wait away the raindrops 
G                          C 
Look out boy, you'll catch cold 
C                     G 
Serving boy can chain nothing 
    Em                     C 
That ain't anchored to his throne 
G 
But at least he's going home 

G 
Sitting like a backwoods junkie 
G                        C 
Caught down in a servant trust 
C                 G 
Look at the funny monkey 
        Em            C 
Putting silver in his cup 

    G 
And your silver turns to rust 
Am 
And your secondhand clothes 
G 
Trust no one I suppose 

Chorus 

G 
Shared a cigarette for breakfast 
G                         C 
Shared a pack of lies for lunch 
C            G 
Credit card almighty 
         Em                 C 
Bringing in the next little bunch 

G 
And you owe me on a hunch 
Am 
And your eyes just wanna close 
G 
And nothing changes I suppose 

Chorus 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

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