[Intro]F#GdimD#dimG#m7C#7F#[Verse 1]A#
You're beautiful and
A#7B
evil, too
G#m
Sinister and vile
BC#
For you, I'd die, or
kill myself
BC#F#
Whichever makes you smile
[Chorus]F#
And if I succeed,
A#mA#
I'll count all your teeth
D#mF#B
I'd swing from the gallows and wave
F#
And there, from the noose,
C#
lest you're cuttin' me loose
D#mC#F#
I'd carousel into my grave
[Verse 2]A#m
Darling, Lord knows
B
you're beautiful
But you're evil
G#m
Fact is, you're down
B
right vicious, too
C#
But each night I look up
at the stars in the sky
B
And I can't help it
F#
But I still wish I was with you
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[Chorus]
And if I succeed,
A#mA#
I'll count all your teeth
D#mC#F#B
I'd swing from the gallows and wave
C#
And there, from the noose,
lest you're cuttin' me loose
D#mC#F#
I'd carousel into my grave
[Outro]A#7BG#BC#D#mC#F#
How to play From The Gallows: key, chords and progression
These are the chords for From The Gallows by I Don’t Know How But They Found Me on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
From The Gallows by I Don’t Know How But They Found Me is written in F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯) and moves through 13 chords: F#, Gdim, D#dim, G#m7, C#7, A#, A#7, B, G#m, C#, A#m and D#m and 1 more.
Listen for C# – D#m – C# – F# (V – vi – V – I in F♯ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – lah – soh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes C, C#dim, Adim, Dm7, G7, E, E7, F, Dm, G (77% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
From The Gallows by I Don’t Know How But They Found Me is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).
What chords are in From The Gallows?
From The Gallows uses 13 chords: F#, Gdim, D#dim, G#m7, C#7, A#, A#7, B, G#m, C#, A#m, D#m and 1 more.
What is the chord progression of From The Gallows?
The main progression is C# – D#m – C# – F# (V – vi – V – I).
Is From The Gallows easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes C, C#dim, Adim, Dm7, G7, E, E7, F, Dm, G (77% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).
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