How Is It We Are Here Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays471

How Is It We Are Here by The Moody Blues is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Am, F, G7, A, D, E, C and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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16
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  			Em        Am                            F 
How is it we are here.. on this path we walk 
Em               Am                Em                 F 
in this world of point less fear.. filled with emp ty talk. 
Em           Am                Em                     F 
De scend ing from the ape as scien tist priests all think. 
Em                Am                  Em                F      G7 
Will they save us in the end? we're trem bling on the brink..... 

( Em Am ) (4x) 

Em            Am             Em              F 
Men's might y mine ma chines dig ging in the ground 
Em             Am          Em                F 
steal ing rare min er als  where can they be found. 
Em                   Am          Em         F 
Con crete eaves with i ron doors bur y it a gain. 
Em                Am                Em                 F        G7 
  While a starv ing fright ened world fills the sea with grain..... 

(bridge) 
A 
 Her love is like a fire burn ing in side. 
D 
 Her love is so much high er, can't be de nied. 
F                        E 
 She sends us her glo ry, it's al ways been there. 
F                           G7                                C        B 
 Her love's all a round us, it's been there for you and me to share...... 

(solo 4x) Em Am 

(repeat verse 2) 
Em        Am           Em Am   Em        Am            Em Am 
How is it we are here?         How is it we are here? 
Em        Am           Em Am   Em        Am            Em Am 
How is it we are here?         How is it we are here? 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante