[Intro] C [Verse 1] C Fight your fires, leave your post C Save those eyes for the morning road C Break me down, I still roam the streets C Lay my down where the lost dogs sleep [Pre-Chorus] F And when the winds call out C I'll build a door Fmaj7 And when the rain comes pouring C I'll do my best to ignore it [Chorus] C D C F And if you want to drive all night again Am C F Just know that every scar on your skin leaves you dry from what's left of them C D C F Covered by the frost back home with [?] Am C F Just know every moment you've seen makes you safe from what's left of it Am C Every mile that you flee leaves you further F Just settle in C Just settle in [Verse 2] C Fighting lions and hide your greed C Just pay the man and let it be C Scattered thoughts from fighting words C Shovel down and eat the dirt [Pre-Chorus] F And when the winds call out C I'll build a door Fmaj7 And when the rain comes pouring C I'll do my best to ignore it [Chorus] C D C F And if you want to drive all night again Am C F Just know that every scar on your skin leaves you dry from what's left of them C D C F Covered by the frost back home with of it Am C F Just know every moment you've seen makes you safe from what's left [?] Am C Every mile that you flee leaves you further F Just settle in Am Oh, just settle in [Outro] Am C F C
Sam Barber – Settle In Chords on Piano & Ukulele
How to play Settle: key, chords and progression
Settle by Sam Barber keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 5 chords: C, F, Fmaj7, D and Am.
Listen for C – F – Am – C (I – IV – vi – I in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Cmaj7, A, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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Settle chords: questions
What key is Settle in?
Settle by Sam Barber is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).
What chords are in Settle?
Settle uses 5 chords: C, F, Fmaj7, D, Am.
What is the chord progression of Settle?
The main progression is C – F – Am – C (I – IV – vi – I).
Is Settle easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Cmaj7, A, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).
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