Jesse Welles chords

Jesse Welles – Every Grain Of Sand Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCFGG7

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[Verse]
               C
If I lived way up on
 a high tall mountain
F
Up in the sky like
 a monk
 G
Listenin' to the
stream
          F
Just the critters
 and me
Huggin' on a big
      C
tree trunk
                 C
If I lived way down in
 a great rift valley
              F
Watchin' the lilacs
blow in the wind
            G
Watchin' alluvial
sands
In the cradle of man
 F
Slip through our
           C
fingers again

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[Chorus]
                C
Every grain of sand
Through the hour
glass
Every grain of
 G   G7
sand
I'm gonna squeeze
everything I can
       F
Outta every last
          C
grain of sand

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[Verse]
                 C
If I lived way out
on a ship in the
ocean
     F
Just my astronomy
 to get by
       G
On my last voyage
With all of the gods
        F
On the deck of the
           C
starboard side
              C
And if I was born
under a bad sign
             F
And all the meteors
fell like a rain
             G
And all the snakes
 among us
        F
Were a speakin'
in tongues and just
 F               C
Rattlin' window pains

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[Chorus]
                 C
Every grain of sand
Through the hour glass
                G   G7
Every grain of sand
I'm gonna squeeze
everything I can
       F
Outta every last
          C
grain of sand


[Instrument]
C  F   G  F   C


[Break]
         C
Mark my name off
the log of the
captain
 F
Mark my name off
the list
      G
Many darts will
 be thrown
And stick sad and
 alone
     F
Far from the targets
            C
 that they missed


[Chorus]
                C
Every grain of sand
Through the hour
 glass
Every grain of
 G    G7
sand
I'm gonna squeeze
everything I can
       F
Outta every last
          C   C
grain of sand

Watch: Every Grain of Sand

From Jesse Welles - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Every Grain Of Sand: key, chords and progression

Every Grain Of Sand by Jesse Welles sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 4 chords to play it: C, F, G and G7.

The backbone of the song is C – F – G – F (I – IV – V – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, D, E, E7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F

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Every Grain Of Sand chords: questions

What key is Every Grain Of Sand in?

Every Grain Of Sand by Jesse Welles is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Every Grain Of Sand?

Every Grain Of Sand uses 4 chords: C, F, G, G7.

What is the chord progression of Every Grain Of Sand?

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

Is Every Grain Of Sand easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, D, E, E7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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