True North
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Intro: Gm Eb F Dm x6
verse 1:
Gm Eb F Dm
Unrepentant vagabond
Gm
Plot the new coordinates
Eb F Dm
and cast the map aside
Gm Eb F Dm
Now I gotta ramble on
Gm
Navigate the pitfalls and
Eb F Dm
cross the great divide
Refrain 1:
Eb
The mapmaker's legend
F
gave direction and a key
Eb
He set the declination
D
but what good is it to me?
Chorus 1:
Gm
I can't see
Eb
the rationality
Bb
The world's not
F
my responsibility
Gm
And happiness
Eb
isn't there for me
Bb
But maybe I'll inch
D
closer to the source
Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb
When I find true north
Bb F Gm Eb
(with or without a friend
Bb F Gm Gm Gm Gm(hold)
Keep searching until the end)
verse 2:
Gm
Tempting fate and
Eb F Dm
cheating death
Gm
No one ever told me it
Eb F Dm
was going to be like this
Gm Eb F Dm
Contemplate the randomness
Gm
When the mind is willing
Eb F Dm
it gets downright perilous
Refrain 2:
Eb
Overburdened underwhelmed
F
their ethical decree
Eb/G
That's your moral compass
D
but what good is it to me?
Chorus 2:
Gm
I can't see
Eb
the rationality
Bb
The world's not
F
my responsibility
Gm
And happiness
Eb
isn't there for me
Bb
But maybe I'll inch
D
closer to the source
Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb
When I find true north
Bb F Gm Eb
(with or without a friend
Bb F Gm Eb
Keep searching until the end)
Bb F Gm Gm Gm Gm(hold)
When I find true north
How to play True North
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 Gm. 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.