The Floating Men – The Gathering Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Floating Men – The Gathering Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for The Gathering by The Floating Men on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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[Intro]
C  Dm7  G C

[Verse 1]
              Dm7   G
Shake off the highway and
         C
put your things away
             Dm7  G
Come share a bottle in
    C            C7
the evening shade
            F   Fm
Bow to the ladies and thank
    C              C/B   Am7
our gracious hosts
                 Dm7
Tonight we'll go riding out
 G          C
looking for Yesterday's Ghost

[Verse 2]
              Dm7   G
I've been in hiding since
    C
the last day of fall
             Dm7  G
Looks like another has
    C     C7
been kind to us all
            F   Fm
Maybe a kind year is just what
  C            C/B    Am7
I needed most
                  Dm7               G
To drag these old bones out of bed and
                  C
come looking for Yesterday's Ghost

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[Chorus]
Dm7              G
Slow moving cars in a row
C     C/B        Am
Frozen in time
Dm7
Raise your hands if
               G
you believe in ghosts
     E   E7     F          Fm
That rise and walk the night in
        C    C/B    Am7
a tall stand of pines
         Dm7              G
Forever young and free to wander
                C
a tall stand of pines

[Verse 3]
                 Dm7  G
So clear off the table and
          C
tuck the children in
             Dm7  G        C
Warm up your coffee and gather
                  C7
round me friends
              F  Fm
Dust off your manhood and
          C        C/B    Am7
kiss the girls goodnight
              Dm7     G
Watch all the shadows dance
       C
out at the edge of the light

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[Verse 4]
                   Dm7   G
We'll shut off our engines out
     C
in a moonless grove
             Dm7
Roll all the windows down
G   C           C7
and listen close
                    F   Fm
If you think you hear voices or
    C                C/B    Am7
see distant cigarettes glow
                 Dm7             G
Let your eyes adjust to the night and
              C
you might see Yesterday's Ghost

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[Chorus]
Dm7         G
Slow moving cars in a row
C     C/B    Am
Frozen in time
Dm7                       G
Raise your hands if you believe
in ghosts
     E   Am7 G     F           Fm
That rise     and walk the night
         C    C/B    Am7
in a tall stand of pines
        Dm7               G
Forever young and free to wander
               C
a tall stand of pines

[Instrumental]
C   Dm7     G   C   C/B Am   G   C

[Verse 5]
              Dm7            G
Here's hoping the coming year
   C
is kind to us all
               Dm7  G
I go back into hiding on
    C                C7
the last day of fall
               F   Fm
You settle for wisdom when time
       C                C/B    Am7
steals your boyhood away
                 Dm7          G
But I'd be a thousand year fool
       C
to be nineteen for one day

[Chorus]
Dm7         G
Slow moving cars in a row
C   C/B    Am
Frozen in time
Dm7                          G
Raise your hands if you believe
in ghosts
     E   Am7 G     F
That rise      and touch our
     Fm         C    C/B    Am7
lives in a tall stand of pines
        Dm7               G
Forever young and free to wander
                E     Am7  G
a tall stand of pines
        F   Fm
Til we meet again in
           C       C/B    Am7
the shade of pine
        Dm7               G
Forever young and free to wander
                C     Dm7  G  C
a tall stand of pines

How to play The Gathering: key, chords and progression

The Gathering by The Floating Men is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 11 chords: C, Dm7, G, C7, F, Fm, C/B, Am7, Am, E and E7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Dm7 – G – C (I – ii7 – V – I in C major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D

The Gathering chords: questions

What key is The Gathering in?

The Gathering by The Floating Men is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The Gathering?

The Gathering uses 11 chords: C, Dm7, G, C7, F, Fm, C/B, Am7, Am, E, E7.

What is the chord progression of The Gathering?

The main progression is C – Dm7 – G – C (I – ii7 – V – I).

Is The Gathering easy to play on guitar?

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

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