Foundation Chords
Foundation by Years & Years is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
Em
There's a scratch on your shoulder
C
Crushes me like
Am
Crushes me like lead
Em
And I wanna get older
C Am
All the things I want, I really shouldn't get
Em
If I triumph, are you watching?
C Am Em
Can you separate everything for me?
C Am Em
You used to work me out, but you never worked it out for me
Verse
Em
There's a scratch on your shoulder
C
Crushes me like
Am
Crushes me like lead
Em
And I wanna get older
C Am
All the things I want, I really shouldn't get
Em
If I triumph, are you watching?
C Am Em
Can you separate everything for me?
C Am Em
You used to work me out, but you never worked it out for me
Bridge
C Am
And your head looks good
Em
I wanna love it so much
D
I wanna be the one
C
I wanna do what you love
And I was lying
Am Em
I don't really wanna be fine
D
It's all over
Verse
Em
And there's a scratch on your shoulder
C
Crushes me like
Am
Crushes me like lead
Em
And I wanna get older
C Am
And all the things I want, I really shouldn't get