Barefoot Ballroom Chords by The Story

Tempo:
83.7 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

C#m

F#m

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Barefoot Ballroom - The Story chords
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[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#m] I'm happy, [F#]
[F#m] mostly I'm [F#] not I like to be alone [A] a lot
[G#] [C#] [C#m] And [F#m] I don't know how I [D#m] got [F#m] this [C#] way Everything [G#] around me [C#m] seems so [F#m] crazy
[C#m] My life is a [F#] rented hotel [D#m] for [F#m] the [G#] poor The rooms are [F#] [G#m] bare
[G#] I'm afraid [C#m] to close the door [G#m] But I keep the [F#] [F#m] perfume [C#]
[F#] of [G#m] my [G#] [C#m] life
Hey
[F#m]
[A] And in a [F#m] twinkling [C#m] we [F#m] will all be [G#] changed And I'll wait for you, [A] don't [E] wait for [G#] you
[C#m] And in a twinkling we [F#m] will all be changed [G#] And I'll wait for you, [A] don't [B] wait
[G#] [C#]
See the sad love [G#m] that [C#] comes Sad love [F#] that takes us away from here
[C#] See the sad love that comes Sad love [F#] [C#]
[F#] that takes us away from [C#]
here
[F#]
[C#m] Sometimes she comes [F#] at a quarter [F#m] to [C#] two Wearing [F#] her [G#m]
[G#] love [C#m] costume
[G#] She [C#m]
takes it [F#] up, she's [F#m] [C#] barefoot Sometimes I remember this [D#] dance, [F#m] mostly not
[C#m] [D#] [C#m] [E]
[C#m] And in a twinkling we [F#m] will all be [G#] changed And I'll wait for you, [A] don't [B] wait [C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#] [G#m] [E]
for [G#] [C#] you
See the sad love that comes Sad love [F#]
[C#] that [F#] takes us away from here
See the [C#] sad love [F#] [C#] that comes Sad [F#] [C#]
love that [F#] takes us away from here
[C#] See the sad love that comes Sad love [F#] that takes [C#] us away from [F#]
here
[B] See the [C#] sad [B]
love [C#] that comes Sad love [B] [C#]
[F#] that takes us away from here
[C#] [F#]
[C#]
Key:  
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
C#m
13421114
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Learn the basic chords of The Story - Barefoot Ballroom chords, with this master sequence: C#, F# and C#. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 41 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 84. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C# Minor.

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_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] I'm happy, [F#] _
[F#m] mostly I'm [F#] not I like to be _ alone _ [A] a lot
[G#] _ [C#] [C#m] And [F#m] I don't know how I [D#m] got [F#m] this [C#] way Everything [G#] around me [C#m] seems so _ _ [F#m] crazy
_ [C#m] _ _ My _ _ _ _ _ _ life is a [F#] rented hotel [D#m] for [F#m] the [G#] poor The rooms are [F#] _ [G#m] bare
[G#] I'm afraid [C#m] to close the door [G#m] But I keep the _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] perfume [C#]
[F#] of [G#m] my [G#] _ [C#m] life _ _
Hey
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ And in a [F#m] twinkling [C#m] we [F#m] will all be [G#] changed And I'll wait for you, [A] don't [E] wait for [G#] you
[C#m] And in a twinkling we [F#m] will all be changed [G#] And I'll wait for you, [A] don't [B] wait
_ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ See the sad love [G#m] that [C#] _ comes Sad love _ _ [F#] that takes us away from _ here
_ [C#] See the sad love _ _ _ _ _ that comes Sad love _ [F#] _ [C#] _
[F#] that takes us away from [C#] _ _
here
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Sometimes she comes [F#] at a quarter [F#m] to [C#] two Wearing [F#] her [G#m] _ _
[G#] love [C#m] costume
[G#] She [C#m] _
takes it [F#] up, she's [F#m] _ [C#] barefoot Sometimes I remember this [D#] dance, _ [F#m] mostly not
[C#m] _ _ [D#] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _
_ [C#m] _ And in a twinkling we [F#m] will all be [G#] changed And I'll wait for you, [A] don't [B] wait _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _
for [G#] _ [C#] you _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ See the sad _ _ love that comes _ _ Sad love [F#] _ _
[C#] that [F#] takes us away from _ _ here
See the [C#] sad love _ [F#] [C#] that comes _ Sad _ _ [F#] _ [C#]
love that [F#] takes us away from _ _ here
[C#] See the sad love that _ comes Sad _ _ love [F#] that takes [C#] us away from _ _ _ [F#]
here
[B] See the [C#] sad _ _ [B] _ _ _
love [C#] that comes Sad love [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] that takes us away from here
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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