Chords for Langhorne Slim (&the law) & The Lumineers Sing, I Held Her In My Arms (by The Violent Femmes)
Tempo:
115.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A]
[A]
[D] [A] [D] I'm [A]
learning things that I have already [D] learned.
[A]
Everyone [D] I have [A] known was so kind and polite.
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy.
And I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
[A] And I held her in my arms, but I [D] held her in my arms, [A] but I held her in my arms, but [E] it wasn't you.
[A]
And I will not kill the one thing that I love in this world of wreckage.
I love you, love, and I say, help [D] me, Lord.
[A] Help me understand what it means to be a Lord, what it means to be a friend.
I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
And [A] I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my [A] arms, but I held her in my arms, [E] but it wasn't you.
[A]
And all [D] this [A] happened first.
I'm learning things that I have already learned.
Everyone I have known was so kind and polite.
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy.
And I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
[A] And I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my [A] arms, but I held her in my arms, but [E] it wasn't you.
[A] And I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
[A] And I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my arms, [A] but I held her in my arms, but it [E] wasn't you.
[A] [D] [A]
[N]
[Am]
[A]
[D] [A] [D] I'm [A]
learning things that I have already [D] learned.
[A]
Everyone [D] I have [A] known was so kind and polite.
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy.
And I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
[A] And I held her in my arms, but I [D] held her in my arms, [A] but I held her in my arms, but [E] it wasn't you.
[A]
And I will not kill the one thing that I love in this world of wreckage.
I love you, love, and I say, help [D] me, Lord.
[A] Help me understand what it means to be a Lord, what it means to be a friend.
I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
And [A] I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my [A] arms, but I held her in my arms, [E] but it wasn't you.
[A]
And all [D] this [A] happened first.
I'm learning things that I have already learned.
Everyone I have known was so kind and polite.
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy.
And I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
[A] And I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my [A] arms, but I held her in my arms, but [E] it wasn't you.
[A] And I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
[A] And I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my arms, [A] but I held her in my arms, but it [E] wasn't you.
[A] [D] [A]
[N]
[Am]
Key:
A
D
E
G
Am
A
D
E
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] I'm [A]
learning things that I have already [D] learned.
[A]
Everyone [D] I have [A] known was so kind and polite.
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy.
And I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
_ [A] And I held her in my arms, but I [D] held her in my arms, [A] but I held her in my arms, but [E] it wasn't you.
_ [A]
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I will not kill the one thing that I love in this world of wreckage.
I love you, love, and I say, help [D] me, Lord.
[A] Help me understand what it means to be a Lord, what it means to be a friend.
I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
And [A] I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my [A] arms, but I held her in my arms, [E] but it wasn't you.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And all [D] this [A] _ happened first.
I'm learning things that I have already learned.
Everyone I have known was so kind and polite.
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy.
And I can't even remember _ [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
_ [A] And I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my [A] arms, but I held her in my arms, but [E] it wasn't you.
_ [A] And I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
[A] And I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my arms, [A] but I held her in my arms, but it [E] wasn't you.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] I'm [A]
learning things that I have already [D] learned.
[A]
Everyone [D] I have [A] known was so kind and polite.
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy.
And I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
_ [A] And I held her in my arms, but I [D] held her in my arms, [A] but I held her in my arms, but [E] it wasn't you.
_ [A]
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I will not kill the one thing that I love in this world of wreckage.
I love you, love, and I say, help [D] me, Lord.
[A] Help me understand what it means to be a Lord, what it means to be a friend.
I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
And [A] I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my [A] arms, but I held her in my arms, [E] but it wasn't you.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And all [D] this [A] _ happened first.
I'm learning things that I have already learned.
Everyone I have known was so kind and polite.
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy.
And I can't even remember _ [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
_ [A] And I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my [A] arms, but I held her in my arms, but [E] it wasn't you.
_ [A] And I can't even remember [D] if we were lovers [A]
or if I just [E] wanted to.
[A] And I held her in my arms, [D] but I held her in my arms, [A] but I held her in my arms, but it [E] wasn't you.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _