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Forks And Knifes

Beirut

RockEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

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

G
Em
Am×
D××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              G Em Am D 
 
G   Em        Am            D       G 
  Uptown, the street's in a calming way 
    Em         Am        D          G 
And outside is warm as a bed with a maid 
      Em        Am      D         G 
And I find it's all our waves and raves 
     Em        Am      D       G 
That makes the days go on this way 
 
G Em Am D 
 
G   Em        Am  D        G 
  I heard the sad sound of words 
   Em           Am        D        G 
Spoken from the beak of a wise old bird 
  Em        Am          D      G 
Uptown, the streets are kept afloat 
  Em         Am     D    G 
A girl never leaves me alone 
 
G Em Am D 
 
G    Em          Am 
  He means well, saying, 
         D          G        Em 
I've got stories of wine, superb 
    Am           D          G         Em 
And of course my childhood, forks and knives 
      Am       D          G           Em   Am       D      G 
And a hospital bed, where I turned my life over and over again 
 
G Em Am D 
          
 

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Chord set

G · Em · Am · D

Practice tip

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