[Intro]EA/EEA/EE[Verse]AE
Come lay here beside me
AE
And I'll fear no death
AE
I'll give you my body
AE
And I'll breathe your breath
AE
No-one will harm you
AE
Inside this song
AE
We will be safe here
E
As the light is long
C#mF#AE
That makes way for Good Friday
[Interlude]A/EE[Verse 2]AE
Get out of your body
AE
For there goes your blood
AE
It falls on my secrets
AE
And colors the flood
AE
The time of our fathers
AE
Is not ours to kill
AE
Their sad cellared wines
AE
Are not ours to spill
C#mF#A
And won't be passed over
EA
Good Friday
E
Though this life
AE
Is Ash Wednesday
ABE
It's Ash Wednesday
C#mF#AE
It forever approaches Good Friday
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[Outro]A/EEA/EEA/EEA/EE
How to play Good Friday: key, chords and progression
These are the chords for Good Friday by Elvis Perkins on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
Good Friday by Elvis Perkins is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 6 chords in all: E, A/E, A, C#m, F# and B.
The backbone of the song is E – C#m – F# – A (I – vi – II – IV in E major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – reh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, E, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Good Friday by Elvis Perkins is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).
What chords are in Good Friday?
Good Friday uses 6 chords: E, A/E, A, C#m, F#, B.
What is the chord progression of Good Friday?
The main progression is E – C#m – F# – A (I – vi – II – IV).
Is Good Friday easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, E, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).
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