Oct72018

Gregory Alan Isakov – Bullet Holes Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Bullet Holes by Gregory Alan Isakov on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am Em F C x2

[Verse 1]
C G
Wither and bloom
Am F
Like we all do soon enough
C G C
Cover me up with your love
C G
Scratches from the branches
Am F
We took our chances, sure enough
Am
I am brambles
G C
But I am tangled in your love

[Chorus]
Am Em
Bullet holes, bullet holes
F C G
All patched up and headed home
Am Em
Bullet holes, bullet holes
F C
All patched up and headed home

[Verse 2]
C Em
Silver and gold
F C G
Precious stones, so Im told
Am C
Ah, we’re clutching, but there ain’t nothing we can hold

[Chorus]
Am Em
Bullet holes, bullet holes
F C G
All patched up and headed home
Am Em
Bullet holes, bullet holes
F C
All patched up and headed home

[Interlude]
C G C F Am G C

[Bridge]
C G
Drifting, passing through
Am F
Until we all fall, we all do
Am C
In the meantime, come and cover me up

[Outro]
F C G
I’m all patched up and headed home
Am C
(Cover me up with your love)
F C G
I’m all patched up and headed home
Am G C
Bullet holes, bullet holes
F C G
I’m all patched up and headed home
Am C
(Cover me up with your love)
F C
I’m all patched up and headed home

How to play Bullet Holes: key, chords and progression

Bullet Holes by Gregory Alan Isakov keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 5 chords: Am, Em, F, C and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi in C major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.