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Mitski – Charons Obol Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Charons Obol chords by Mitski for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
A G G D
D A

[Verse 1]
   Bm            E   
At midnight, the dogs
           D           A
 gathered around the house
                G
Around her house (Ooh, ooh,
 ooh-ooh)
Bm             E        D
 Her heart was like a drawer
         G               D
She only opened when she went
        G                  D  
Out to feed those dogs and let
              G
 her memories bathe
       G               E
In the moonlight for a while 
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)

[Chorus]
Bm                E  
  Those were the dogs 
              D
owned by the girls
    A                 G
Who died in that house (Ooh,
 ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Bm     E        D     
  Meeting every night,
         G             D
 keeping vigil in the place (Oh)
            G            D
Where their people went away
             A            
And so she'd wake the rest
         G                 A D
 of her nights in that house
A               G     
Feeding all the hounds
          D
 at its mouth

[Interlude]
        A   B  D
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
B D G D G E
    B    D           B
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
           D           Em G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
   D     G  D D D
Oh-oh-oh-oh
           D            Bm
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

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[Verse 2]
Bm           E              
On her first night wandering
     D        A
 through the dark (Ooh-ooh)
                G
Of her new house (Ooh,
 ooh, ooh, ooh)
Bm   E         D
  Solemn as a bride
                       G
That's when she first saw 
them (Ooh)
        D              G    
Out the kitchen window right
           D
 at 12 o'clock (Ooh)
         G                
A dozen silent dogs of all 
            E7
different type (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)

[Chorus]
Bm           E               D
  She almost was one of the girls
      A               G
Who died in that house (Ooh, 
ooh, ooh)
Bm                 E    D
  So when it was stigmatized
            A                
She took it on to start a new
  G              D
 life in that house (Ooh,
 ooh, ooh)
A            G           D
Be the token coin in its mouth 
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
A                 G           
Maybe with enough time tending
          A     D
 to that ground (Ooh-ooh)
A                G    
She can heal the heart
        D
 of her house (Ooh)
A                G     
Feeding all the hounds
       D    A D
 at its mouth (Ooh)

How to play Charons Obol: key, chords and progression

Charons Obol by Mitski is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 8 chords: A, G, D, Bm, E, B, Em and E7.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes D, C, G, Em, A, E, Am, A7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E7 chord on guitar (020100) — E7E G♯ B D

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Charons Obol chords: questions

What key is Charons Obol in?

Charons Obol by Mitski is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Charons Obol?

Charons Obol uses 8 chords: A, G, D, Bm, E, B, Em, E7.

What is the chord progression of Charons Obol?

The main progression is A – G – D – A (V – IV – I – V).

Is Charons Obol easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes D, C, G, Em, A, E, Am, A7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

These are Charons Obol chords by Mitski for Piano and Ukulele.

How to play Charons Obol: key, chords and progression

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Charons Obol chords: questions

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