Chords for Conor Oberst - Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch) (Official Audio)

Tempo:
144.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Conor Oberst - Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch) (Official Audio) chords
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[Dm]
[Am] [C]
[G]
[C]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[G] [C]
[F]
[C] Just because [B] you got it, [C] [Em] you don't have to flaunt it with an [F] endless stream
[C] of famous [G] men.
[C] Pretty as a portrait, [G] [Em] look like me and my boy, we're gone.
And that [F] shining brow [C] of [G]
[F] Taliesin.
Someone might [C] try and burn it down, [Em] so you'll have to put [F] the fire [G] out.
It's a lot [C] of fortune [G] to spend, [C] but that's [F] irrelevant.
[Am] To build [Em] something [F] that's sacred [G] till [C] the end.
[Dm] [Am]
[G]
[C] [D]
[C] It costs $20 [Em] to visit Fallen Water.
It's [F] a perfect [F] house
[C] where no [D] one lives.
[C] Maybe someone once did, [Em] but they got [C] evicted by [F] a bus load full [C] of greedy [G]
[F] tourists.
And it would take [C] a time machine [G]
[Em] to fulfill all of [F] my [G] [G] fantasies.
[C] A hidden [G] dream
[C] can [F] be embarrassing.
And [Am] the only [Em] thing [F] this [G] sacred tells, [C] the end.
[Dm]
[Am] [C]
[G] [C]
[F] [D] [C]
Every time our temp fades,
[E] there's a major earthquake.
Heard [F] the people scream [C]
as the ceiling fell.
Every building damaged,
[E] only [B] one left [C] standing, it [F] was Frank Lloyd [G]
Wright's Imperial
[F] Hotel.
A rumination [C] in my mind,
[Em] winding like the [C] ramp at [F] the [G] Guggenheim.
[C] I'm not there [G] yet,
[C] but I'm [F] feeling confident.
[Am] To build [Em] something
[F] [G] sacred till [C]
the end.
[Am] [G] [C]
[Am]
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[A]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Conor Oberst - (A Sketch) Mamah Borthwick chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, C, G, C, Am, F, C and F in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 72 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 145 BPM. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Just because [B] you got it, [C] _ [Em] _ you don't have to flaunt it with an _ _ [F] endless stream _
[C] _ of _ famous [G] men.
_ _ [C] _ Pretty as a portrait, [G] _ _ [Em] look like me and my boy, we're gone.
And that [F] _ _ shining brow _ [C] of _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] Taliesin.
_ _ Someone might [C] try and _ burn it down, _ [Em] _ _ so you'll have to put [F] the fire _ [G] out.
It's a lot [C] of _ _ fortune [G] to spend, _ _ [C] _ but that's [F] irrelevant.
_ [Am] To build _ _ [Em] something _ [F] that's _ sacred [G] till [C] the end. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ It costs $20 _ _ _ [Em] to visit Fallen Water.
It's [F] a _ perfect [F] house _
[C] where no _ [D] one lives. _
_ [C] _ Maybe someone once did, _ [Em] _ but they got [C] evicted by [F] a bus _ load full [C] of _ _ greedy [G] _ _ _
[F] _ tourists.
_ And it would take [C] a time machine [G] _
[Em] to _ _ fulfill all of [F] my _ _ [G] _ _ [G] fantasies. _
[C] _ A hidden [G] dream _ _
[C] _ can [F] be embarrassing.
And [Am] the _ only [Em] thing _ [F] this _ _ [G] sacred tells, _ [C] the end.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ Every time our temp fades, _
[E] _ there's a major earthquake.
Heard [F] the _ people scream _ [C]
as the _ _ ceiling fell. _ _
_ Every building _ damaged, _
[E] _ only [B] one left [C] standing, it [F] was Frank _ Lloyd _ _ [G]
Wright's _ _ Imperial _ _ _
[F] Hotel.
_ _ A rumination [C] _ _ in my mind, _ _
[Em] _ winding like the [C] ramp at [F] the _ _ _ [G] Guggenheim. _ _
[C] _ I'm not there [G] yet, _ _
[C] _ but I'm [F] feeling confident.
[Am] To build _ _ [Em] something _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] sacred till [C]
the end.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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