Hello Exile
View chords used in this chart
Intro: A C#m F#m D Dm (x2)
[Verso 1]
A
Her language was a perfect phrase
C#m
Her playful prose followed me for days
F#m
Down the alleyways of my desire
D Dm
To their final resting place
[Verso 2]
A
In a vacation town where I lived year round
C#m
She migrated here with the summer crowds
F#m
And we fell in love under impossible smiles
D Dm
Life was perfect if just for a little while
[Pré-Refrão]
Bm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
D
Hello exile
[Refrão]
A E
And a thousand years may come and go
F#m D
We may never meet another soul
A F#m E
Here on our own island of Elba in the Poconos
Bm D (hold)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Hello exile
A C#m F#m D Dm
[Verso 3]
A
And we bathed in the sun
Cut our jeans into shorts
C#m
Outstared every star in the sky
F#m
Under the cover of nowhere the present was a present
D Dm
It looked beautiful on you every night
[Verso 4]
A
But we knew it would end yeah we knew it all along
C#m
It was a future never reconciled
F#m Dm
It?'s as if letting your shackled heart feel loved was more difficult than total denial
Pre-Chorus
Bm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
D
Hello exile
[Refrão]
A E
And a thousand years may come and go
F#m D
I may never meet another soul
A F#m E
Here on my own island of Elba in the Poconos
Bm D (hold)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Hello exile
A C#m F#m D Dm x2
[Verso 5]
A
Now I imagined her memory would fade in the void
C#m
She'??d only reappear every now and again
F#m
I'd smile at the thought of us
Go back to my day
D Dm
But that was purely wishful thinking
[Pré-Refrão]
Bm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
D
Hello exile
[Refrão]
A E
And a thousand years may come and go
F#m D
I may never meet another soul
A F#m E
Here on my own island of Elba in the Poconos
F#m A
And just play the last set of my mind ?
E D
Our passions were real from the summertime
F#m A E
Swimming in the Delaware wringing out your long blonde hair
Bm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
D
Hello exile
A A/G# E F#m
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Dm
Hello exile
How to play Hello Exile
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.