Coins Chords
Coins by Patty Griffin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em
Verse: 1
Em
Thought I was rid of you once
F Em
For a couple coins on the table
Forgetting when you left that day
F Em
You were young and angry and able
I'd hoped I'd seen the last of you
F Em
No more would I fetch or cower
But when I fed you for a tip that day
F Em
You were young and hungry for power
F Em
Then a chill came on a beam of sun
F Em
Natural as a cancer
F Em
You would never stop 'til all was won
F Em
The young man with all the answers
Instrumental: Em F Em F Em F Em F Em
Verse: 2
Em
That shape of love on every face
F Em
The ghost of loss inside you
Everyone else was just as lost
F Em
And it's sad because you never knew
Now history is on your side
F Em
Who am I to deny it?
A fiefdom for your fragile pride
F Em
And who would dare defy it?
F Em
Then a chill came on a beam of sun
F Em
Natural as a cancer
F Em
You would never stop 'til all was won
F Em
The young man with all the answers