Chords for Ben Howard - Black Flies (Maida Vale session)

Tempo:
68.9 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Cm

C

Eb

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ben Howard - Black Flies (Maida Vale session) chords
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[Abm] [G] [Cm] [C]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Abm]
[Ab] [Cm] We are, we are, we [Abm] are to know.
[Ab] [Cm] Winter's told, [C] summer's thrilled.
[Eb] And the river's [Abm] cracked and cold.
[Ab] See the [Cm] sky is no man's land.
A [Abm] darkened plume to stay.
[Ab] [Cm] Hope it needs a humble hand.
[C] [Bb] Not a [Ab] fox found in your place.
[Cm]
[C] [Gm] [Ab] [G] [Cm]
[F] [Ab]
[F] No man is [Bb] an island.
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] At least I know.
Can't you [Cm] see, oh, [Fm] maybe [Eb] you were the ocean.
When I was [Ab] just a stone.
[Cm] Black flies on the windowsill.
That we are, that we are, that we [Ab] are to hold.
[Bb] [Cm] Comfort came against my will.
[Eb] And every [Bb] story must grow older.
[Cm] Still I'll be a traveler.
[Eb] A [Ab] gypsy's reins to face.
[Bb] But the [Cm] road is weirder.
With that [Ab] fool found in your [Bb] place.
[Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
No man [Eb] is an island.
At [Ab] least I know.
Can't you [Cm] see, oh, maybe you [Ebm] were the ocean.
When I was [Ab] just a stone.
[Bb] [Cm] No man [Ebm] is an island.
At [Ab] least I know.
[Cm] Can't you see, oh, maybe you [Ebm] were the ocean.
When I was [Ab] just a stone.
[Eb] So here [Cm] we are.
[Ab]
[Cm] Oh, here we are.
[Ab]
[Cm] [Ab] And
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [C] [Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
[F] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [F] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[C] [Cm] [Ab]
[C] [Cm] I don't [Ab] want to beg your pardon.
And I don't [C] want to ask [Cm] you I know.
If I [Ab] was to go my own way.
Would I [C] have to pass you by?
[Cm] No, I don't [Ab] want to beg your pardon.
And I don't [C] want to ask you I [Cm] know.
If I [Ab] was to go my own way.
Would I have to pass [C] you by?
[Cm] Would [Ab] I have to pass you by?
Would [C] I have to pass you by?
[Cm] [Ab] [C] [Eb] [Bbm] [Ab]
[C] [Cm] [Ab]
[C]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
C
3211
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To learn Ben Howard - Black Flies chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, Cm, Ab, Bb, Cm, Abm, Ab and Cm. For best results, commence at 34 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 69. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Ab Major.

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[Abm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Cm] _ _ We are, we are, we [Abm] are to know.
_ [Ab] [Cm] Winter's told, [C] summer's thrilled.
[Eb] And the river's [Abm] cracked and cold.
[Ab] See the [Cm] sky is no man's land.
A [Abm] darkened plume to stay.
[Ab] [Cm] Hope it needs a humble hand.
[C] [Bb] Not a [Ab] fox found in your place.
[Cm] _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ No man is [Bb] an island.
[Eb] _ [Bb] [Ab] At least I know. _ _
_ Can't you [Cm] see, oh, [Fm] maybe [Eb] you were the ocean.
When I was [Ab] just a stone. _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] Black flies on the windowsill.
That we are, that we are, that we [Ab] are to hold.
[Bb] [Cm] Comfort came against my will.
[Eb] And every [Bb] story must grow older.
[Cm] Still I'll be a traveler.
[Eb] A [Ab] gypsy's reins to face.
[Bb] But the [Cm] road is weirder.
With that [Ab] fool found in your [Bb] place.
[Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _
No man [Eb] is an island.
At [Ab] least I know.
_ _ Can't you [Cm] see, oh, maybe you [Ebm] were the ocean.
When I was [Ab] just a stone. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ No man [Ebm] is an island.
At _ [Ab] least I know. _ _
_ [Cm] Can't you see, oh, maybe you [Ebm] were the ocean.
When I was [Ab] just a stone. _ _ _
_ [Eb] So here [Cm] we are.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] Oh, here we are.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] And _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Cm] I don't [Ab] want to beg your pardon.
And I don't [C] want to ask [Cm] you I know.
If I [Ab] was to go my own way.
Would I [C] have to pass you by?
[Cm] No, I don't [Ab] want to beg your pardon.
And I don't [C] want to ask you I [Cm] know.
If I [Ab] was to go my own way.
Would I have to pass [C] you by?
[Cm] Would [Ab] I have to pass you by?
Would [C] I have to pass you by?
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _

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The album Every Kingdom includes this song, written by Ben Howard.

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