The Meadow Chords
The Meadow by The National Parks is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C, G, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
OOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhh!!!
C C
I want to settle down south in the Spring
C G
Make a bed in the meadow and lay till I dream.
C
Until I dream.
C C
I see your white house far from the road
Am G C
In a place where the forest grows
C C
I stand alone when you come outside
Am G C
I see your face for the first time
F
And I knew that I would find,
F C
I knew that I would find you my dear.
F F
And all the roads that I have walked and walked,
F C
And now you're standing here.
Am G F C
And I will never let you go
C C
Well I remember when we ran off young
Am G C
Your daddy said no but we were in love
C C
And there you stood in the church house dressed in white
Am G C
Dark braided hair, my beautiful bride
F
And I knew that I would find,
F C
I knew that I would find you my dear.
F F
And all the roads that I have walked and walked,
C
And now you're standing here.
Am G F C
And I will never let you go
Am G F C
No I will never let you go!
Am G F C
Well I loved you till I grew old and died
Am G F C
And I woke up in the meadow to my surprise
Am G F C
It was then I knew I could never go back
Am G F F F F F F F F
It was then I knew that you were real in a dream
F C
Let go of your ways....no!!!
Am G F C, Am G F C
oooohhhhh oooooohhhhh
Am G F C
And I don't want to let you go,
Am G F C
No I don't want to let you go,
Am G F C
But I will have to let you go.
Am G F C
But I will have to let... you go.