Turnstiles Chords
Turnstiles by The Lawrence Arms is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G7, B7, Em, F, C, Dm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
G7 B7 Em
e|-------------------------------| \
B|----8------12------5-----------| \
G|-------------------------------| \
D|-------------------------------| / x2
A|-------------------------------| /
E|-------------------------------| /
verse 1
G7
How’d it get so late
B7 Em
There’s darkness everywhere you look
G7
Screaming past the turnstiles
B7 Em
Rippling through the neighborhood
G7 F
Forget about the whispers and the screams
C
And taking all, all the logic of a dream
G7 F
And know that things are never what they seem
C
But tell that to
Em Dm C
That weird old heart of mine
Em Dm Em
That weird old heart of mine
F C
Doo doo doo doodoodoo doo-ooh
verse 2
G7
I have heard the sirens
B7 Em
Singing softly inch to inch
G7
So intent on something
B7 Em
Always hovering out of reach
G7 F
You slay ‘em with your kindness and your style
C
You make them weak, you leave them dancing in the aisles
G7 F
You'll keep ‘em with the sadness in your smile
C
And your tune
Em Dm C
A bleary lullaby
Em Dm Em F C Em
A bleary lullaby
F C
Doo doo doo doodoodoo doo-ooh
verse 3
G7 F
Crying out in pleasure or in pain
C
Where we are, oh they largely sound the same
G7 F
Commotion at the edges of the frame
C
Oh a luminous transmission at the far end of the dial
G7
And the city full of strangers
F C
It’ll make this brittle time worthwhile
Em Dm C
Till we cross that finish line
Em Dm C
Till you cross that finish line
Em Dm C Am
Doo doo doo doodoodoo doo-ooh