What A Thought
View chords used in this chart
Intro
C F
G F C
[Verso 1]
C
When the poems that you spoke
F
Are taken to mean nothing
G
When no one gets the joke
F C
When everybodys laughing
C7
When youre the only one
F
Drinking from your cup
G
Despair is on your mind, girl
C
Ill never give you up
[Verso 2]
C
When Im all out of answers
F
Scoping out new lows
G
No time for no beginners
F C
Youre the first to show
C7
The planets that I spin
F
Are spinning out of hand
G
Ive picked at all my skin
C
Youre the last to stand
[Refrão]
C F
Ive had dreams of gold
C G
Ive made plans for my name
F E7 Am
When I asked God for it all
F G C
What he sent me was a friend
F G C
What he sent me was a friend
Interlude
C F G F C
C7 F G C
[Verso 3]
C
We like to think us clever
F
Dying on some hill
G
We get it wrong together
F C
I hope we always will
C7
Cause no thought is forever
F
How the winds have blown
G
But what a thought to never
C
Truly, be alone
[Refrão]
C F
Weve got dreams of it all
C G
And were afraid of that
F E7 Am
I swear Ill never let you fall
F G C
And you swear it right back
F G C
And you swear it right back
Outro
F G C
F G C
How to play What A Thought
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 C. 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.