Cover Me Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays465

Cover Me by Percy Sledge is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E 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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A
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  			Intro: A E D 

A          E 
Cover me, cover me 
A                             D 
Spread your precious love all over me 
    A                 E 
Oh can't you see the need in me 
    D          A 
Oh cover me, cover me 

A         E 
Hide me, hide me 
A                        D 
Where no other love can find me 
        A               E 
Oh I'm feeling cold, I need you so 
    D          A 
Oh cover me, cover me 

A                              E 
Girl, my love for you gets stronger everyday 
A                         E 
Oh, temptation might be waiting round the way 
A                  D 
When I'm lost and I get led astray 
 A        E 
Find me, find me 

A                                 D 
Can't stop the little tear that blinds me 
     A               E 
Oh darling, I don't want to lose you 

Oh find me 

Instrumental: A   E   A   D 

A               E 
Stay with me, stay with me 
A                      D 
Baby, make it all the way with me 
    A            E 
Oh everyday and every way 
 E             E 
Stay with me, stay with me 

A          E 
Cover me, cover me 
A                              D 
Spread your precious love all over me 
     A                E 
Oh can't you see the need in me 
    A         E 
Oh cover me, cover me 

(repeat to fade) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante