Blackout
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[Intro ]
Em D/F# G
Em D/F# G
Em D/F#
[Verso 1]
G
Hey stranger
Em D/F# G
We haven't talked in sometime
C G
Surely it wouldn't surprise you
D G C Em
To know you've been on my mind
G
There's danger
Em D/F# G
In carefully toeing the line
C G
It would probably take a disaster
D G C
To bring you back into my life
Am G/B C
But if the sun went cold
Am G/B C
I know where'd I'd go
[Refrão]
Em D/F# G
I would drive to your house in a blackout
C G
Risk my life to hold your hand
C G
I would be by your side in a second
D G/B C
If I thought the world would end
C/E D/F# G
Oh, I know that there's no going back now
C G
Can't turn a lover back into a friend
Em/G# D/F# G
But I'd drive to your house in a blackout
C G D/F# Em D/F# G
Just to see you again
Em D/F# G
Em D/F# G
C
[Verso 2]
Em D/F# G Em D/F# G
No longer, the people that we usd to be
C G
Seems like the furthr we get from each other
D G C
The more that you matter to me
Em D/F# G
I wonder
Em D/F# G
When you think of the mess that we made
C G
Do you wish we could sift through the ashes
D G C
Or the pieces of us that remain
Am G/B C
And if the ocean dried up
Am G/B C
Would that be enough?
[Refrão]
Em D/F# G
Would you drive to your house in a blackout
C G
Risk your life to hold my hand
C G
Would you be by my side in a second
Am G/B C
If you thought the world would end
Em D/F# G
Oh, I know that there's no going back now
C G
Can't turn a lover back into a friend
Em D/F# G
But I'd drive to my house in a blackout
C G D/F# Em D/F# G
Just to see you again
Em D/F# G
Em D/F# G
C
[Ponte]
Em D/F# G
Move forward
We only exist in the past
C G
There's no forcing something back together
D G C
Maybe some things are not meant to last
[Refrão]
Em D G
But I'd drive to your house in a blackout
C G
Risk my life to hold your hand
C G
I would be by your side in a second
Am G C
If I thought the world would end
Em D G
And I know that there's no going back now
C G
Can't turn a lover back into a friend
Em D G
But I'd drive to your house in a blackout
C G
Just to see you again
Outro
Em D G
Yeah, I'd drive to your house in a blackout
C G
Just to see you again
Em D G
Yeah, I'd drive to your house in a blackout
C G
Just to see you again
How to play Blackout
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 Em. 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.