Power
Bastille
RockAdvanced for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
GmDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
F
BbDiagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
verse 1 Gm Eb F Aim, throw your best shot right at me Gm Eb F Cause pain, I can take it easily Gm Eb F Did you really think I'd fall to my knees Gm Eb F Just to pray for some sweet simplicity? Pre-Chorus Gm Eb F Gm F Cause woah, you're squeezing my heart, too hard in your bare hands, they hold too tight Gm Eb F Gm F And woah the air is on fire, this room feels electric, cord here in your sights Gm Eb Power, power Bb F I will never understand the power you're holding over me Gm Eb Power, power Bb F Oh you've had it too long, yes you've had it too long verse 2 Gm Eb F Gm Pain, just synapses firing in our brain Eb F So when you cut me, cut me deep Gm Eb F Hurt the ones you love the most easily Gm Eb F Cause in time we show our Achilles's heels Pre-Chorus Gm Eb F Gm F Cause woah, you're squeezing my heart, too hard in your bare hands, they hold too tight Gm Eb F Gm F And woah the air is on fire, this room feels electric, cord here in your sights Gm Eb Power, power Bb F I will never understand the power you're holding over me Gm Eb Power, power Bb F Oh you've had it too long, yes you've had it too long Bridge Gm If you're gonna hit me, hit me harder Eb (Hit me, hit me harder) Bb F Cause you better knock me out the first time Gm And if you're do this with the plaster Eb (Do this with the plaster) Bb F If you're gonna hit me, hit me harder than this Gm Eb Power, power Bb F Blows my mind to think I ever let you hold it over me Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb Power, power Bb F I will never understand the way I let you hold it over me Gm Eb Power, power Bb F Well you've had it too long, yes you've had it too long Gm Eb Bb F Power, oh, oh, power, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Gm Eb Power, power Bb F I let you have it too long, yes you've had it too long
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Chord set
Gm · Eb · F · Bb
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.