The Song Will Remain Chords

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The Song Will Remain by Steeleye Span is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Cm, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
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Intro 
G   C G   C G   C G   C G 

Verse 
                        D          C 
If I were a singer, I'd sing you a song 
                               G             C G 
A song that would live in your heart forever 
            D        C 
I'd sing it loud and strong 
         Cm  G      C G 
Every single word 

Verse 
       C                G 
So that when my life is over 
                     C 
And I ne'er see you again 
                            G  D          G      C G 
The singer may die, but the song.. will remain 

Verse 
          D                Em 
For all I have is gold and silver 
         C         G       D 
And such things so easy to find 
           C             G 
And that's all I have to leave you 
       Am          D      G 
When I leave you behind 

Verse 
                           D          C 
But if I were a singer I'd sing you a song 
                               G             C G 
A song that would live in your heart forever 
            D        C 
I'd sing it loud and strong 
         Cm  G      C G 
Every single word 

Verse 
       C                G 
So that when my life is over 
                     C 
And I ne'er see you again 
                            G  D          G      C G 
The singer may die, but the song.. will remain 

Instrumental 
G 
D  C     G    C G 
D  C     G    C G 

Verse 
       C                G 
So that when my life is over 
                     C 
And I ne'er see you again 
                            G  D          G      C G 
The singer may die, but the song.. will remain 
    C                       G  D          G      C G 
The singer may die, but the song.. will remain 
    	

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