Honest Air
View chords used in this chart
A F#m/A A E/A F#m11/C# E G#m/A
E|------------------------------0----------------|
B|------------------------------0----------------|
G|-9-------2------6------1------2------1------4--|
D|-11------4------7------2------4------2------6--|
A|-0-------0------0------0------4------2------0--|
E|-------------------------------------0---------|
Riff 1
A F#m/A A E/A
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------9-----------|-------2---------|-------6---------|-------1---------|
D|---11-------11---11-|---4-------4---4-|---7-------7---7-|---2-------2---2-|
A|-0----0---0----0----|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff 2
F#m/A G#m/A F#m/A G#m/A
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2---------|-------4---------|-------2---------|-------4---------|
D|---4-------4---4-|---6-------6---6-|---4-------4---4-|---6-------6---6-|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Intro
A F#m/A A E/A
A F#m/A A E/A
Vers 1
A F#m/A
I'm open to your thoughts
A E/A
I'm feeling desperate
A F#m/A A E/A
Tell me that I'm safe and hold me close
A F#m/A A E/A
With you I see the purest shade of my heart
A F#m/A A E/A
There's no need to be fake at all
Vers 2
A F#m/A A E/A
I hear you say it's not about the answers
A F#m/A A E/A
"Don't be afraid, the questions lead to light"
A F#m/A
But I feel in constant fall
A E/A
And the wonder of it all
A F#m/A A E/A E
is that it's lovely (strumming starts)
[Refrão] F#m11/C# E
I see a different side of who you are each time
F#m11/C# E
I assume I’ve seen it all
F#m11/C# E
And I feel deep within an honest breath of air
F#m11/C# E
Fill my lungs convincing me I’m loved
N.C. A F#m/A A E/A
convincing me I’m loved
Vers 3
A F#m/A A E/A
If ever there existed words with which my soul could heal
A F#m/A A E/A
I would sing them all night long
F#m/A
But my tongue is tied
G#m/A
I'm sure of this
F#m/A G#m/A A F#m/A A E/A
No loving God could forgive a wicked man like me
F#m/A G#m/A F#m/A G#m/A
And even when I find myself the subject of His grace
A F#m/A A E/A E
Can I receive such sweet mercy? (strumming starts)
[Refrão] F#m11/C# E
But I can hear them clearly calling out my name
F#m11/C# E
Singing come there’s life to be found
F#m11/C# E
And how I ache to leave the depths of rotting hell
F#m11/C# E
To escape and reach the golden sea
A F#m/A A E/A
Outro
A F#m/A A E
Tearing through the noise of the crowd and my own voice I hear it
A F#m/A A E
Something beautiful bigger than the God we had made
A F#m/A A E
Brighter than the sun not a single one of us could have known it
F#m/A G#m/A A
What foolish men we are
How to play Honest Air
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 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.