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Babylon

5 Seconds of Summer

PopEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Em
D××
C×
Am×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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verse 1 
                   Em                    D                  C           Am 
I thought we had a place, just our place, our home base, my headspace 
                Em                   D                  C           Am 
Was you and I always, but that phase has been phased in our place 
                 Em                   D                    C             Am 
I see it on your face, a small trace, a blank slate, we've been erased 
             Em               D              C                     Am 
But if we're way too faded to drive, you can stay one more night 
 
Chorus 
             Em        D              C                  Am 
We said we'd both love harder than we knew we could go 
              Em      D               C                Am 
But still the hardest part is knowing when to let go 
                 Em      D       C        Am 
You wanted to go higher, higher, higher 
Em       N.C. 
Burn too bright, now the fire's gone 
N.C.     Em       N.C. 
Watch it all fall down: Babylon 
 
Post-Chorus 
Em D C Am 
 
Em D C Am 
       Babylon 
Em D C Am 
 
Em                       D                     C 
Burn too bright, now the fire's gone, watch it all fall down 
 
verse 2 
                 Em                    D                   C            Am 
I'm tired of the feud, your short fuse, my half-truths are not amused 
                Em                 D                C         Am 
I wish we had a clue to start new, a white moon, no residue 
                 Em               D                  C            Am 
The color of our mood is so rude, a cold June, we're not immune 
             Em               D              C                     Am 
But if we're way too faded to fight, you can stay one more night 
 
Chorus 
             Em        D              C                  Am 
We said we'd both love harder than we knew we could go 
              Em      D               C                Am 
But still the hardest part is knowing when to let go 
                 Em      D       C        Am 
You wanted to go higher, higher, higher 
Em       N.C. 
Burn too bright, now the fire's gone 
N.C.     Em       N.C. 
Watch it all fall down: Babylon 
 
Post-Chorus 
Em D C Am 
 
Em D C Am 
       Babylon 
Em D C Am 
 
Em                       D                     C 
Burn too bright, now the fire's gone, watch it all fall down 
 
             Em        D              C                  Am 
We said we'd both love harder than we knew we could go 
              Em      D               C                Am 
But still the hardest part is knowing when to let go 
                 Em      D       C        Am 
You wanted to go higher, higher, higher 
Em       N.C.                                  Em       N.C. 
Burn too bright, now the fire's gone, watch it all fall down 
 
             Em        D              C                  Am 
We said we'd both love harder than we knew we could go 
              Em      D               C                Am 
But still the hardest part is knowing when to let go 
                 Em      D       C        Am 
You wanted to go higher, higher, higher 
Em                       D 
Burn too bright, now the fire's gone 
         C        N.C. 
Watch it all fall down: Babylon 
 
Post-Chorus 
Em D C Am 
 
Em D C Am 
       Babylon 
Em D C Am 
 
Em                       D                     C 
Burn too bright, now the fire's gone, watch it all fall down 
          
 

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Chord set

Em · D · C · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.