Oct142024

Weyes Blood – Romneydale Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G D  Am   Em   x2


[Verse 1]
G
 Oh, pictures of
 D        Am
Romneydale still
surge
           Em
through my brain
     G
The last lady
  D
standing
     Am
there with her 
         Em
backwards name
G
 You could not say
   D
it forwards, you
    Am
could not give 
     Em
it a sound
  G
I stood there on
my
 D        Am
hiding day, far
           Em
outside of town
       G
And I lift my head
    D
not to be fed
  Am
into her awful
Em
ground
G
 I'll be scattered
     D
like bees on vines
           Am
with their own
      Em
group mind

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[Verse 2]
G
 When you're stuck
in the
 D
pictures of you
Am
You're all wrapped
 up now
   Em
in your new costume
         G
And the lights
grow dim
        D
as you fade in
your tomb
       Am
The mirror is
elfish
   Em
it holds onto you
       G
Will I ever be
seen in a
 D
light that's true
       Am
If my body leaves,
      Em
is my soul made new?
G
 The name is
D
backwards,
       Am
you cannot give
     Em
it a sound
G  D  Am  Em


[Bridge]
G          C7
 Well, I'm over
there
G
 I got a way to
     C7
get home again
G            B7
 I'm so fine when
I get
     C
both ends in
D
Romneydale
G D  Am  Em


[Verse 3]
G       D     Am
I'll be there on the
           Em
rocks, the jagged
 rocks
G        D
Counting waves
      Am         Em
across my animal sky
G         D
Two birds always
    Am
sing from the left
    Em
and from the right
G         D
Don't get close
       Am  Em
to one side
    G      D
Oh, when I die in the
Am             Em
tide where she dwells
G               D
Holding onto my body
      Am         Em
 will be my only hell



[Instrument]
G  D  Am  Em x5

[Outro]
G         D
Two birds always
    Am
sing from
             Em
the left and from
 the right
G         D
Don't get close
       Am  Em
to one side
Em      G

How to play Romneydale: key, chords and progression

Romneydale by Weyes Blood is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: G, D, Am, Em, C7, B7 and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D – Am – Em (I – V – ii – vi in G major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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