From Afar
View chords used in this chart
capo 5th Fret (alternatively without capo: G = C, C =
F, D = G and Em = Am).
Note that with the C, Vance occasionally hammers the D string:
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e----------------------|
B--1----1--------------|
G----------------------|
D--2---0h2-------------|
A--3----3--------------|
E----------------------|
Intro: (G) (C) (G) x2
(G) (C) (G)
You told me boy look the other way
(G) (C) (G)
You told me boy bite your tongue
(G) (C)
Yes that's not the way,
(G) (C)
Yeah that's not the way
(D) (C) (G) (C) (G)
Ah that's not the way that friends behave
(D) (C) (G)
Ah that's just not the way that friends behave
(C) (G)
Oh no, no, no,
(C) (G) (C) (G)
No, no, no, no
(G)
You lined me up
(C)
Across the room
(G)
Two falling sparks
(D)
One willing fool
(Em) (C)
And I, I always knew
(G) (C) (G)
That I would love you from afar
(G) (C) (G)
You told me boy look the other way
(G) (C) (G)
You told me boy hide those hands
(G) (C) (G) (C)
But I've been living on the crumbs of your love
(G) (C) (G)
And I'm starving now
(D) (C) (G) (C) (G)
And that is the way that we remain
(D) (C) (G)
Ah that will be the way that we remain
(C) (G)
Oh no no no
(C) (G) (C) (G)
No no no no
(G)
You lined me up
(C)
Across the room
(G)
Two falling sparks
(D)
One willing fool
(Em) (C)
And I, I always knew
(G) (C) (G)
That I would love you from afar
(G)
You lined me up
(C)
Across the room
(G)
Two falling sparks
(D)
One willing fool
(Em) (C)
And I, I always knew
(G) (D) (D)
That I would love you from afar
Interulude: (G) (C) (G) (D) (Em)
(C) (G)
It shouldn't come as a surprise
(D) (Em)
What I'm feeling, what I'm feeling now
(C) (G)
It shouldn't come as a surprise
(D) (Em)
She got darling hazel eyes
(C) (G)
It shouldn't come as a surprise
(D) (Em)
What I'm feeling, what I'm feeling now (x4)
How to play From Afar
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.