Banner
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Intro:
Synthesizer: G C (2x)
Verse 1:
G
Maybe it's bricks and mortar now
Am Bm
Whether or not they run it down
G
I don't want anything
Am Bm
to shake that shape away
G
No one told us which way to come
Am Bm
Nobody mapped oblivion
G Am
So I go growing roses in disarray
Refrain 1:
C B
Just like most falling head in
Am B D
Til my ghost fills the bed in
Chorus 1:
G C
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G
down with me
C
(Like a banner)
G C
(Like a banner)
Verse 2:
G
I don't need fate
to give it time
Am
Doesn't take pain
Bm
to change your mind
G
No weapon can sever
Am
the soul from me
Refrain 2:
C
Not the sorceress
B
not the money
Am
All my cleverness
B D
all my cunning
Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
G
It's around me in
my surroundings
Am
It counts me when it
starts the counting
G
In the chaos
there is a standard
Bm
I'm carrying it
like a banner
G
It's around me in
my surroundings
Am
It kills me when it
starts the counting
G
In the chaos
there is a standard
Bm
I'm carrying it
like a banner
Chorus 1:
G C
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G
down with me
C
(Like a banner)
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G
down with me
How to play Banner
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.