Hi-rise Chords
Hi-rise by New Pornographers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, E, C, F and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D E C F A
e|-------------------|
B|-3---5---1---7-----|
G|-2---4---0---6---2-|
D|-0---2---2---4---2-|
A|---------3-------0-|
E|-------------------|
Intro:
( / = 4 beats each)
D E C D x2
/ / / / / /
Oh oh, ohohohoh oh oh, ohohohoh oh oh, oh oh
verse 1:
(8 beats each)
D E
We're out on the move
C D
All eyes in the night
D E
Are concentrated and glowing
C D
An explosion effect
D E
Walking on the roof
C D
Of a hi-rise on the moon
D E
You never go where you're going
C D
But points there is room
Interlude:
D E C D x2
/ / / / / /
Oh oh, ohohohoh oh oh, ohohohoh oh oh, oh oh
Pre-Chorus
D E F
You're much harder to place
D E F
Now that you are floating untethered in space
D E F
I'm falling into madrigals
D E F
I'm falling into madrigals
A D E
What you want is not the star
A D E
What you want is not the star
Pos-Chorus: