Thin Air Chords
by Pearl Jam
Thin Air by Pearl Jam is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, C, D, A, F, G and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:E x 4
First verse
E C E
There's a light when my baby is in my arms,
E C E
There's a light when my window shades are drawn,
E C E
Hesitate when I feel I may do harm to her,
E C E
Was it all 'cause this feeling we can share...?
Chorus
C D A E
And I know she reached my heart... in thin air.
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Second Verse
E C E
Byzantine is reflected in our pond,
E C E
There's a cloud but the water remains calm,
E C E
Reaching in the suns fingers clutch the dawn to pass,
E C E
Even out it's a precious thin to bear.
Then play the chorus twice.
F C G
It's not in my past to presume,
D A
Love can keep on moving, in both directions.
F C G
How to be happy and true,
D A
Is the quest were taking on together,
E
Taking on, on, on, on, on
E B
Taking on, on, on, on, on
B G B
There's a light when my baby's in my arms
G A E B
And I know she's reached my heart in thin air
G A E B
And I know she's reached my heart in thin air
G A E B
And I know she's reached my heart in thin air
G A E
Yes I know she's reached my heart