The Healing

Bloc Party

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

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

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro: Am F 
 
Verse 1:
Am 
Calm down, let the world spin round 
               F              C 
There ain?t no other place to be 
          F 
Take this lifeline 
Am 
Skin tears 
 
But the flesh will weave 
       F       C 
Back together again 
     F 
Only scars now 
 
 
   Am         C 
Go easy, just be 
   F 
As life gets longer 
    C                G 
Got all the time you need 
     Am         C 
Stay with me my dear 
   F 
As life gets harder 
    C                    G 
Whatever strikes, you?ll heal 
         Am 
You will heal 
 
Verse 2:
Am 
Breathe out, let it come around 
         F         C 
Let your colours return 
       F 
Turn a corner 
Am 
Every time he barks 
 
Just shut the devil out 
          F      C 
Let these arms embrace 
             F 
You know I?m down 
 
 
   Am         C 
Go easy, just be 
   F 
As life gets longer 
    C                G 
Got all the time you need 
     Am         C 
Stay with me my dear 
   F 
As life gets harder 
    C                    G 
Whatever strikes, you?ll heal 
         Am 
You will heal 
 
 
Interlude: Am C F C G 
 
 
 
     Am         C 
Stay with me my dear 
   F 
As life gets harder 
    C                    G 
Whatever strikes, you?ll heal 
         Am 
You will heal 
         C   F  C G 
You will heal 
         Am 
You will heal

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Chord set

Am · F · C · G

Practice tip

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