Next Of Kin
Alvvays
RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
BDiagram coming soon
G
D
A
E
C#mDiagram coming soon
Bm
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
hide this tab Intro: e|-------------9-------------------9------------5---7---5---7---5-------5----| B|--7/10-12-10---10-12-10-7/9-12-9---9-12-9-5/7---7---7---7---7---7-5/7---7--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A E D (with intro riff) x 2 C#m Bm We walked along the rocks for nearly an hour C#m Bm I caught the way you looked at me in the sunlight C#m Bm You took something before you went in the shower C#m Bm You have suppressed the things that make you feel uptight E E/B E E/B If I had known you couldn't swim we would never have gone in A E D I left my love in the river A E D The only one who sees A E D I lost his hand in the current E C#m Bm It was the life I wanted and I?d hoped for E C#m Bm And now I am left sifting through the leaves C#m Bm His arms so hard, I saw his skin through his t-shirt C#m Bm The grass so tall, we knew we wouldn't be found C#m Bm We climbed into the stream so no one will be heard C#m Bm And in no time at all there wasn't a sound E E/B E E/B If I?d known you couldn't swim we would have never gone in A E D I left my love in the river A E D The only one who sees A E D I lost his hand in the current E C#m Bm It was the life I wanted and I?d hoped for E C#m Bm And now you?re left sifting through the leaves A D x4 E No colour to his skin, inform the next of kin E D No colour to his skin A E D I left my love in the river A E D The only one I see A E D I left his hand in the current E C#m Bm And now I am left blowing through the trees A E D (with intro riff) x 4 D
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Chord set
B · G · D · A · E · C#m · Bm
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.