By The Sea Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays448

By The Sea by Suede is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E, F and C#m7. 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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16
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A                                              D                E 
She can walk out anytime, anytime she wants to walk out, that's fine. 
A                                                F                   E 
She can walk out anytime, anytime she feels that life has passed her by. 
A                  C#m7              D               E 
And when I start my new life I won't touch the ground. 
A                  C#m7             D             E 
I'm gonna try hard this time not to touch the ground. 

A                                            D                 E 
He can walk out anytime, anytime he wants to walk out, that's fine. 
A                                                  F              E 
He can walk out anytime, across the sand, into the sea, into the brine. 
A                  C#m7              D               E 
And when I start my new life I won't touch the ground. 
A                 C#m7              D            E 
I'm gonna try hard this time not to touch the ground. 

A 
So we sold the car and quit the job 
                                   D              E 
and shook some hands and wiped the make-up right off. 
A              
And we said our good-byes to the bank 
                         F                 E 
left Seven Sisters for a room in a seaside shack. 
A                   C#m7             D               E 
And when I start my new life I won't touch the ground. 
A                  C#m7             D            E 
I'm gonna try hard this time not to touch the ground. 

            A             C#m7 
It's by the sea we'll breed 
            D             E 
It's by the sea we'll breed   (2x)

         A             C#m7 
Into the sea we'll bleed 
         D             E 
Into the sea we'll bleed   (2x) 

         A 
Into the sea. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante