Chords for postcards :: orla gartland
Tempo:
146.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Em
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [F#]
This guy [A] could save the world with [D] two hands behind his back and [F#] still emerge with ten
signs of [G] courage that others like him [D] seek.
Wallowing here in my own soft pity, [Bm] Feeding the countryside, head in the city.
[D]
So buildings, [D] bright lights, bright cars, [Bm] People who are unborn leave,
Unborn and born and leave, This is where you [D] are,
I'll send you postcards from my head, [Bm] Thinking about you while my cheeks go [Em] red.
You're not a ghost, [A] but you feel like one right [G] then,
[Em]
But you can [A] haunt me if you like, I need some [Em] help to complete this [A] task,
What you hear beside [Bm] me is like too much to ask,
[A] I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here [G] without you [A] dear,
I'll tell you [E] this as I whisper in your [G] ear and say,
[Gm]
There's always another [A] day.
[G] [Bm]
[G] [A]
Someone once [G] said that a story once told, [B] These streets, these streets are [G] paved with gold,
[A] But unless you're standing on them or sitting on your throne,
[B] They mean nothing to me, nothing [G] to me, nothing but stone,
Maybe [A] you'll never know [D] just how I feel, [B] Maybe you'll never know, [G] maybe that's the [A] appeal,
And the walls look weird without [D] you sitting on top,
[B] You were meant to start [G] and now I can't stop.
[Em]
You're not a ghost, [A] but you feel like one [G] right now,
But you can [A] haunt me if you like, I [A] need some help [Em] to complete this task,
What you hear beside me [Bm] is like too much to [D] ask,
I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here without [G] you [A] dear,
I'll tell you this [E] as I whisper in your [G] ear and say,
[Gm]
There's always another [A] day.
[G] [A]
[G] [A] If you always go slow [G] then you'll probably never [A] fall,
But if you never go [G] fast then you'll never feel [A] sore,
If you always go slow [D] you'll [G] probably never get hurt,
[A] If you never go fast you'll never feel on top of the world,
[G] [A] If you never go fast [G] then you'll never feel sore,
[A] If you always go slow [G] you'll probably never get hurt,
But [A] if you never go fast you'll [G] never feel on top of the [F#] world,
[Em] You're not a [A] ghost, [D]
[Em] but you can [A] haunt me if you like,
I need some help [Em] to complete this [G] task,
[D] What you hear [A] beside me [Em] is like too much [A] to ask,
I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here [G] without you dear,
I'll [A] tell you this [Em] as I whisper [E] in your [G] ear and say,
There's always another [A] day.
[G] [A] [Bm]
[G] This sounds like a love song but it's not,
[B] Cause in the end the [F#] girl gets caught and [A] we'll lay me together [G] in the end,
[B] Well I wish I could tell you that my friend.
[G#m]
[N]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [F#]
This guy [A] could save the world with [D] two hands behind his back and [F#] still emerge with ten
signs of [G] courage that others like him [D] seek.
Wallowing here in my own soft pity, [Bm] Feeding the countryside, head in the city.
[D]
So buildings, [D] bright lights, bright cars, [Bm] People who are unborn leave,
Unborn and born and leave, This is where you [D] are,
I'll send you postcards from my head, [Bm] Thinking about you while my cheeks go [Em] red.
You're not a ghost, [A] but you feel like one right [G] then,
[Em]
But you can [A] haunt me if you like, I need some [Em] help to complete this [A] task,
What you hear beside [Bm] me is like too much to ask,
[A] I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here [G] without you [A] dear,
I'll tell you [E] this as I whisper in your [G] ear and say,
[Gm]
There's always another [A] day.
[G] [Bm]
[G] [A]
Someone once [G] said that a story once told, [B] These streets, these streets are [G] paved with gold,
[A] But unless you're standing on them or sitting on your throne,
[B] They mean nothing to me, nothing [G] to me, nothing but stone,
Maybe [A] you'll never know [D] just how I feel, [B] Maybe you'll never know, [G] maybe that's the [A] appeal,
And the walls look weird without [D] you sitting on top,
[B] You were meant to start [G] and now I can't stop.
[Em]
You're not a ghost, [A] but you feel like one [G] right now,
But you can [A] haunt me if you like, I [A] need some help [Em] to complete this task,
What you hear beside me [Bm] is like too much to [D] ask,
I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here without [G] you [A] dear,
I'll tell you this [E] as I whisper in your [G] ear and say,
[Gm]
There's always another [A] day.
[G] [A]
[G] [A] If you always go slow [G] then you'll probably never [A] fall,
But if you never go [G] fast then you'll never feel [A] sore,
If you always go slow [D] you'll [G] probably never get hurt,
[A] If you never go fast you'll never feel on top of the world,
[G] [A] If you never go fast [G] then you'll never feel sore,
[A] If you always go slow [G] you'll probably never get hurt,
But [A] if you never go fast you'll [G] never feel on top of the [F#] world,
[Em] You're not a [A] ghost, [D]
[Em] but you can [A] haunt me if you like,
I need some help [Em] to complete this [G] task,
[D] What you hear [A] beside me [Em] is like too much [A] to ask,
I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here [G] without you dear,
I'll [A] tell you this [Em] as I whisper [E] in your [G] ear and say,
There's always another [A] day.
[G] [A] [Bm]
[G] This sounds like a love song but it's not,
[B] Cause in the end the [F#] girl gets caught and [A] we'll lay me together [G] in the end,
[B] Well I wish I could tell you that my friend.
[G#m]
[N]
Key:
A
G
Em
D
Bm
A
G
Em
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ This guy [A] could save the world with [D] two hands behind his back and [F#] still emerge with ten
signs of [G] courage that others like him [D] seek.
Wallowing here in my own soft pity, [Bm] Feeding the countryside, head in the city.
[D] _
So buildings, [D] bright lights, bright cars, [Bm] People who are unborn leave,
Unborn and born and leave, This is where you [D] are,
I'll send you postcards from my head, [Bm] Thinking about you while my cheeks go [Em] red. _
_ _ You're not a ghost, [A] but you feel like one right [G] then,
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ But you can [A] haunt me if you like, _ _ _ _ _ I need some [Em] help to complete this [A] task,
What you hear beside [Bm] me is like too much to ask,
[A] I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here [G] without you [A] dear,
I'll tell you [E] this as I whisper in your [G] ear and say,
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ There's always another [A] day.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Someone once [G] said that a story once told, [B] These streets, these streets are [G] paved with gold,
[A] But unless you're standing on them or sitting on your throne,
[B] They mean nothing to me, nothing [G] to me, nothing but stone,
Maybe [A] you'll never know [D] just how I feel, [B] Maybe you'll never know, [G] maybe that's the [A] appeal,
And the walls look weird without [D] you sitting on top,
_ [B] You were meant to start [G] and now I can't stop.
[Em] _ _
_ _ You're not a ghost, [A] but you feel like one [G] right now, _ _ _ _
_ _ But you can [A] haunt me if you like, _ _ I [A] need some help [Em] to complete this task,
What you hear beside me [Bm] is like too much to [D] ask,
I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here without [G] you [A] dear,
I'll tell you this [E] as I whisper in your [G] ear and say,
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ There's always another [A] day. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] If you always go slow [G] then you'll probably never [A] fall,
But if you never go [G] fast then you'll never feel [A] sore,
If you always go slow [D] you'll [G] probably never get hurt,
[A] If you never go fast you'll never feel on top of the world, _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] If you never go fast [G] then you'll never feel sore,
[A] If you always go slow [G] you'll probably never get hurt,
But [A] if you never go fast you'll [G] never feel on top of the _ _ [F#] world,
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ You're not a [A] ghost, _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ but you can _ [A] haunt me if you like, _
_ _ I need some help [Em] to complete this [G] task,
[D] What you hear [A] beside me [Em] is like too much [A] to ask,
I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here [G] without you dear,
I'll [A] tell you this [Em] as I whisper [E] in your [G] ear and say, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's always another [A] day. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ This sounds like a love song but it's not,
[B] Cause in the end the [F#] girl gets caught and [A] we'll lay me together [G] in the end,
[B] Well I wish I could tell you that my friend.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ This guy [A] could save the world with [D] two hands behind his back and [F#] still emerge with ten
signs of [G] courage that others like him [D] seek.
Wallowing here in my own soft pity, [Bm] Feeding the countryside, head in the city.
[D] _
So buildings, [D] bright lights, bright cars, [Bm] People who are unborn leave,
Unborn and born and leave, This is where you [D] are,
I'll send you postcards from my head, [Bm] Thinking about you while my cheeks go [Em] red. _
_ _ You're not a ghost, [A] but you feel like one right [G] then,
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ But you can [A] haunt me if you like, _ _ _ _ _ I need some [Em] help to complete this [A] task,
What you hear beside [Bm] me is like too much to ask,
[A] I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here [G] without you [A] dear,
I'll tell you [E] this as I whisper in your [G] ear and say,
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ There's always another [A] day.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Someone once [G] said that a story once told, [B] These streets, these streets are [G] paved with gold,
[A] But unless you're standing on them or sitting on your throne,
[B] They mean nothing to me, nothing [G] to me, nothing but stone,
Maybe [A] you'll never know [D] just how I feel, [B] Maybe you'll never know, [G] maybe that's the [A] appeal,
And the walls look weird without [D] you sitting on top,
_ [B] You were meant to start [G] and now I can't stop.
[Em] _ _
_ _ You're not a ghost, [A] but you feel like one [G] right now, _ _ _ _
_ _ But you can [A] haunt me if you like, _ _ I [A] need some help [Em] to complete this task,
What you hear beside me [Bm] is like too much to [D] ask,
I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here without [G] you [A] dear,
I'll tell you this [E] as I whisper in your [G] ear and say,
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ There's always another [A] day. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] If you always go slow [G] then you'll probably never [A] fall,
But if you never go [G] fast then you'll never feel [A] sore,
If you always go slow [D] you'll [G] probably never get hurt,
[A] If you never go fast you'll never feel on top of the world, _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] If you never go fast [G] then you'll never feel sore,
[A] If you always go slow [G] you'll probably never get hurt,
But [A] if you never go fast you'll [G] never feel on top of the _ _ [F#] world,
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ You're not a [A] ghost, _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ but you can _ [A] haunt me if you like, _
_ _ I need some help [Em] to complete this [G] task,
[D] What you hear [A] beside me [Em] is like too much [A] to ask,
I'm haunted here, [Em] I'm haunted here [G] without you dear,
I'll [A] tell you this [Em] as I whisper [E] in your [G] ear and say, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's always another [A] day. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ This sounds like a love song but it's not,
[B] Cause in the end the [F#] girl gets caught and [A] we'll lay me together [G] in the end,
[B] Well I wish I could tell you that my friend.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _