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The Avett Brothers – Victory Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG C D7 Am

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[Intro Tab]
G

[Verse One]
C         D7        G
I don't write cause I don't think
C         D7     G
I don't have a need to speak
C       D7       G                     C
I don't see the bright side, quite as clear
    D7          G
Accolades and happy days
C          D7       G
They don't ever last
C   D7        G    C                    D7
Stories of courage clouded up with fear

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[Chorus]
G
In the broom grass, I would lie
C                      D7
Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me
G                C
From victory, I tried
G                           C
To match eternal light with how I lead my life
   D7                      G       C
Of course, I was forced to retreat
              D7
From victory I accept defeat
G

[Verse Two]
C     D7          G
Waxy green and yellow walls
C   D7       G
Outside my windows fall
C   D7         G                   C
Covering the light I thought I'd see
      D7         G
Am I sad or am I sick?
C      D7            G
What's at the root of it?
C      D7     G
Do I throw my hands and quit?
C                   D7
Something tells me no

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[Chorus]
G
In the broom grass, I would lie
C                      D7
Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me
G                C
From victory, I tried
G                           C
To match eternal light with how I lead my life
   D7                      G       C
Of course, I was forced to retreat
              D7
From victory I accept defeat

[Post-Chorus Tab]
G                 C         D7

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[Bridge]
Am                          G
Worries on all sides of my mind
   Am                         C     D7
In silence, my darkness is denied

[Chorus]
G
In the broom grass, I would lie
C                      D7
Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me
G                C
From victory, I tried
G                           C
To match eternal light with how I lead my life
   D7                      G       C
Of course, I was forced to retreat
              D7            G
From victory I accept defeat
     C        D7
From victory I accept defeat

[Outro]
G

How to play Victory: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Victory by The Avett Brothers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Victory by The Avett Brothers sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: G, C, D7 and Am.

Listen for G – C – D7 – G (I – IV – V7 – I in G major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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