The Currents
Bastille
RockMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
Em
D
G
Am
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 2nd fret INTRO C Em D C Em verse 1 C Roll up another cigarette Em D Using a minute that it takes C Em D To think about the power of your words C We're living in the currents you create Em D We're sinking in the pool of your mistakes C Em So stop it out, your podium awaits Pre-Chorus C D G Oh my God, my God C D Em G I can't quite believe my ears G C I'm swimming to the surface D G I'm coming up for air Em C Cause you're making me feel nervous D G I need to clear my head Em C I can't believe my ears Am Em D I don't wanna believe my ears G C I'm swimming to the surface D G I'm coming up for air verse 2 C How can you think you're serious? Em D Do you even know what year it is? C Em D I can't believe the scary points you make C Still living in the currents you create Em D Still sinking in the pool of your mistakes C Em D Won't you stop firing up the crazies? Pre-Chorus C D G Oh my God, my God C D Em G I can't quite believe my ears G C I'm swimming to the surface D G I'm coming up for air Em C Cause you're making me feel nervous D G I need to clear my head Em C I can't believe my ears Am Em D I don't wanna believe my ears G C I'm swimming to the surface D G I'm coming up for air BRIDGE G C (When anybody preaches cause you know, tries to pit one of us against the other,) G C (you know that person seeks to rob us of our freedom and destroy our very lives) G Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath C Fill my lungs, won't you fill my lungs G Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath C Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs G Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath C Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs G Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath C Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs G C I'm swimming to the surface D G I'm coming up for air Em C Cause you're making me feel nervous D G I need to clear my head Em C I can't believe my ears Am Em D I don't wanna believe my ears G C I'm swimming to the surface D G I'm coming up for air
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Chord set
C · Em · D · G · Am
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.