Hiss Golden Messenger – Sanctuary Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Hiss Golden Messenger – Sanctuary Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDBmGA7

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[Intro]
D Bm G D A7 G

[Verse 1]
D            Bm
Feeling bad, feeling blue
G                       D
Can't get out of my own mind
A7                  Bm
But I know how to sing
       G  D   A7
about it

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[Verse 2]
D             Bm
Ring of bone,
a little lonely
G                      D
I better hit the road, child
A7                  Bm
We can cry into
         G D A7
the phone a while

[Verse 3]
D        Bm
Jubilee, find me
G                     D
Steady with your hope now
A7                        Bm
That little light's gotta last
       G D A7
a while

[Verse 4]
D              Bm
Like an arrow, to the marrow
G                         D
I know it feels like hell now
A7                      Bm      G D
Til we make it to the other side

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[Chorus]
D        A7
You want good news
Bm       G         D
You want sanctuary
A7                   Bm
But when you try to get real
     G                D
They break you on the wheel
           A7
You wanna move
Bm       G
You want sanctuary
D      A7                   A7
That's all that I can offer to ya
Bm          G          D
From the bottom to the bone
A7
To the bone

[Verse 5]
D               Bm
Get used to thе bad news
G                           D
It's all part of the show, child
A7              Bm             G D A7
Handsome Johnny had to go, child

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[Verse 6]
D                           Bm
What did you feel, brothеr? Bad dreams?
G
Oh, there's something
           D
you should know now
A7                      Bm
Little things that'll cut
        G D A7
you down

[Verse 7]
D                      Bm
Ragged people, hard times
G
And the lightning strikes
    D
the poorhouse
A7
The rich man cries
       Bm       G D A7
like a crocodile

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[Verse 8]
D          Bm
Salvation, despair
G                      D
But the game that they taught me
A7
Sometimes it feels like
    Bm           G D
it just ain't fair

[Chorus]
D        A7
You want good news
Bm       G         D
You want sanctuary
A7                   Bm
But when you try to get real
     G                D
They break you on the wheel
           A7
You wanna move
Bm       G
You want sanctuary
D                     A7
That's all that I can offer to ya
Bm          G          A7
From the bottom to the bone
       G
To the bone

[Bridge]
              A7
Yeah, to the bone
           G
Oh, to the bone
      A7
Yeah, to the bone
           G
Ah, to the bone
             A7
Yeah, to the bone
           G
Oh, to the bone

[Outro]
D            Bm
Feeling bad, feeling blue
G                       D
Can't get out of my own mind
A7                  Bm
But I know how to sing
       G  D   A7
about it

How to play Sanctuary: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Sanctuary by Hiss Golden Messenger on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Sanctuary by Hiss Golden Messenger sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: D, Bm, G and A7.

The backbone of the song is Bm – G – D – A7 (vi – IV – I – V7 in D major), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G

Sanctuary chords: questions

What key is Sanctuary in?

Sanctuary by Hiss Golden Messenger is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Sanctuary?

Sanctuary uses 4 chords: D, Bm, G, A7.

What is the chord progression of Sanctuary?

The main progression is Bm – G – D – A7 (vi – IV – I – V7), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship.

Is Sanctuary easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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