Dec232022

Protomartyr – Cowards Starve Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Cowards Starve chords by Protomartyr on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse]
Bm
Suddenly
          G#m
I had the whip hand
          Bm
I've been waiting
            G#m
I'll get it right now

Bm
Friends
     G#m
Look upon me
            Bm
As a sodden priest
               G#m
Takes a middling vow

Bm
Suddenly it seemed
I had to take them
       G#m
 to the sheltered eyes
I had to show them that
    Bm
the weakest hands
                G#m
Can still make impressive fires
I'm gonna show them where
     Bm
the smoke is born
And spoken backwards then
 G#m
 it shall form
I'm gonna show them that
     Bm
 the field of bones
                       G#m
Will never never never never
 be joined, right!

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[Chorus]
D#m
Wide-eyed sleeper
            E
I'm gonna drown them
        F#
 in the breakers

Uh-huh
                    D#m
I'm gonna tear that mountain
down
          E       F#
I'm gonna turn it out
              Bm
And go out in style

[Verse]

        G#m
Cowards starve
                Bm
Like a weed sick man
                   G#m
In the throes of a bummer

       Bm
Social pressures exist

And if you think about
       G#m
 them all of the time
You're gonna find that your
 Bm
 head's been kicked in
                       G#m
You're gonna do it all for
 the grind

[Chorus]
D#m
Wide-eyed sleeper
            E
I'm gonna drown them
        F#
in the breakers

Uh-huh
                    D#m
I'm gonna tear that mountain
 down
          E       F#
I'm gonna turn it out

And go out in style

[Chorus]

D#m
Wide-eyed sleeper
            E
I'm gonna drown them
        F#
 in the breakers
Uh-huh
                    D#m
I'm gonna tear that mountain
 down
          E       F#
I'm gonna turn it out
              Bm*
And go out in style
          G#m*
Go out in style

[Refrain]

                 Bm
I'm going out in style
                 G#m
I'm going out in style
                 Bm
I'm going out in style
                 Bm
I'm going out in style
                 Bm
I'm going out in
                 G#m
I'm going out in

[Outro]
D#m E F#

How to play Cowards Starve: key, chords and progression

Cowards Starve by Protomartyr is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 5 chords: Bm, G#m, D#m, E and F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D#m – E – F# – D#m (♯iv – V – VI – ♯iv in A major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, F#m, C#m, D, E (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

D#m chord on guitar (x68876) — D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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Cowards Starve chords: questions

What key is Cowards Starve in?

Cowards Starve by Protomartyr is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Cowards Starve?

Cowards Starve uses 5 chords: Bm, G#m, D#m, E, F#.

What is the chord progression of Cowards Starve?

The main progression is D#m – E – F# – D#m (♯iv – V – VI – ♯iv).

Is Cowards Starve easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, F#m, C#m, D, E (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

How to play Cowards Starve: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Cowards Starve chords: questions

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