Northern Lights Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays442

Northern Lights by St Vincent is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, A, D, Gm, Am, Fm and C#m. 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
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  			verse 1 

        G                 A 
If you say it is, then I guess it is 
          G                      A 
What you say it is, but I don't feel anything 
                G              A 
'Cause your pendulum is in swing again 
            G              A 
Yeah, your pendulum hasn't swung back in 


  D  A 


Pre-Chorus 

        G                     A 
It's a champagne year full of sober months 
           G                        A 
Through my maudlin days, through my dry moments 


Chorus 

D 
I saw the northern, northern lights 
Gm 
Convinced it was the end of times 
Am 
I saw the northern, northern lights 


D 

Bridge 

G 
Gotta get young fast 
A 
Gotta get young quick 
G 
Gotta make this last 
A 
If it makes me sick 


Chorus 

D 
I saw the northern, northern lights 
Gm 
Convinced it was the end of times 
Am 
I saw the northern, northern lights 
Fm                           C#m 
Convinced it was the end of times 


Instrumental 

D 

Outro 

D                            G 
I saw the northern, northern lights 
D                            G 
I saw the northern, northern lights 
D                            G 
I saw the northern, northern lights 
D                            G 
I saw the northern, northern lights 
    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante