Melody Maker Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays491

Melody Maker by The Kooks is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, C, Am and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Verse: 
Em 
melody maker 
why did she 
                     D 
take my heart up to the skies 
C 
only to break me 
Em 
the world it 
it keeps spinning 
but I'm 
I'm not with it 
         D 
I'm all anone 
C 
oh melody maker 
will you 
Em 
send me line 
or make me 
some of your time 
           D  
so that I can sing 
C 
a (land?) with these broken wings 


           Am       Em 
and if you need me  
                D 
remember not to call 
           Am       Em 
did you deceive me 
                   Bm 
with your back against the wall 
          Am      Em 
do you believe me 
             D 
all i have is love 
            Am         Em 
why did you deceive me 
ha 
                    Bm 
just another brick in the wall 

    Am 
yeah yeah 

verse 2: 
Em 
too young to remember and 
too hard to forget 
you know 
          D 
I live my life 
                  C 
on the end of your cigaret 
         Em 
the past is gone 
but let's not forger 
we had this time 
down to the skies 
               D 
before you let me in 
               D 
you never really let me it 


           Am             Em 
so next time you need me 
             D 
remember not to call 
          Am        Em 
did you deceive me 
                      Bm 
with your back against the wall 
            Am       Em 
do you believe me 
           D 
all i have is love 
(to you) 
           Am          Em 
why did you deceive me 
ha 
                   Bm 
just another brick in the wall 
Am 
yeah yeah 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante