Hozier – I Carrion Icarian Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Hozier – I Carrion Icarian Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCGFEmE7AmDm

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[Intro]
If the wind turns,
 if I hit a squall
Allow the ground to
 find its brutal way to me
C

[Verse 1]
C       G
 I feel lighter than I
 F               C
have in so much time
                 G
I've crossed the borderline
 of weightless
         F
One deep breath out
          C
 from the sky
               G
I've reached a rarer height
      F              C
 now that I can confirm
        G
All our weight is
just a burden
         F            C
 offered to us by the world
[Chorus]
             Em
And though I burn,
           E7
 how could I fall?
          Am        G
When I am lifted by every
          F
 word you say to me
      Dm                  C
If anything could fall at all,
           G
 it's the world
            C
That falls away from me

[Verse 2]
C            G
 You have me floatin'
        F              C
like a feather on the sea
                G
While you're as heavy as the world
         F                 C
That you hold your hands beneath
           G
Once I had wondered what
     F              C
 was holdin' up the ground
      G
I can see that all along,
              F               C
love, it was you all the way down

[Chorus]
         Em            E7
Leave it now, I am sky-bound
       Am       G
If you need to, darling,
            F
 lean your weight to me
             Dm             G
We'll float away, but if we fall
                         C
I only pray, don't fall away
from me

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Bridge]
     Dm
I do not have wings, love,
    G
I never will
        Am     C         F
Soarin' over a world you are
 carryin'
         Dm
If these heights should
          G
 bring my fall
               Am
Let me be your own
 C      F
Icarian carrion

[Pre-Chorus]
       Em               E7
If the wind turns, if I hit
a squall
          Am        G
Allow the ground to find
            F
 its brutal way to me
            Dm            G
If I should fall, on that day
       N.C.              C
I only pray, don't fall away
 from me

Watch: Hozier - I, Carrion (Icarian) (Official Audio)

From HozierVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play I Carrion Icarian: key, chords and progression

These are I Carrion Icarian chords by Hozier on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play I Carrion Icarian by Hozier, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 7 chords: C, G, F, Em, E7, Am and Dm.

Listen for C – G – F – C (I – V – IV – I in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

I Carrion Icarian chords: questions

What key is I Carrion Icarian in?

I Carrion Icarian by Hozier is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in I Carrion Icarian?

I Carrion Icarian uses 7 chords: C, G, F, Em, E7, Am, Dm.

What is the chord progression of I Carrion Icarian?

The main progression is C – G – F – C (I – V – IV – I).

Is I Carrion Icarian easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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