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Icarus

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Eminor

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This is an easy song to play, just listen to it to get the rhythm or play it however you 
want around these chords! Pretty sure they're all correct :)
I think the chorus sounds better with a D/F# rather than just a D but either makes sense 
and D is a little easier to play.
[Intro]
EmOhhh oh oh Coh ohhh Dohhh
Emohhh oh oh Coh ohhh Dohhh
[Verse]
CLook who's digging their own grave, that is what they all say
EmYou'll drink yourself to Ddeath
CLook who makes their own bed, lies right down within it
EmWhat will you have Dleft?
COut on the front door step, drinking from a paper cup
EmYou won't remember Dthis
CLiving beyond your years, acting out all their fears
EmYou feel it in your Dchest
Your haCnds protect the fEmlames, from the wGild winds around Dyou
[Chorus]
EmIcarus is fClying too cGlose to the sDun
EmIcarus' lCife, it has oGnly just beDgun
It's just begun
Emooh oh oh Coh ohh oDhh
[Verse 2]
CStanding on the cliff face, highest fall you'll ever grace
EmIt scares me half to deaDth
CLook out to the future, but it tells you nothing
EmSo take another breaDth
Your hCands protect the flEmames from the wGild winds around yDou
[Chorus]
EmIcarus is flCying too cGlose to the sDun
EmIcarus' lCife, it has Gonly just beDgun
EmThis is how it Cfeels to take a GfallD  
EmIcarus is fClying towGards an early gDrave
[Bridge]
CPut up your defences when you Dleave
You B7leave because you're Emcertain
Of wCho you want to Dbe
CYou're putting up your armour when you Dleave
And you B7leave because you're Emcertain
Of Cwho you want to Dbe, ohhh
[Chorus]
EmIcarus is flCying too cGlose to the sDun
EmIcarus' lCife, it has Gonly just beDgun
EmThis is how it Cfeels to take a GfallD  
EmIcarus is fClying towGards an early gDrave
Emoohh oh oh oChh ohDhh
Emoohh oh oh oChh ohDhh

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Icarus

by Bastille

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is an easy song to play, just listen to it to get the rhythm or play it however you

want around these chords! Pretty sure they're all correct :)

I think the chorus sounds better with a D/F# rather than just a D but either makes sense

and D is a little easier to play.

[Intro]

Em C D

Ohhh oh oh oh ohhh ohhh

Em C D

ohhh oh oh oh ohhh ohhh

[Verse]

Look who's digging their own grave, that is what they all say

Em D

You'll drink yourself to death

Look who makes their own bed, lies right down within it

Em D

What will you have left?

Out on the front door step, drinking from a paper cup

Em D

You won't remember this

Living beyond your years, acting out all their fears

Em D

You feel it in your chest

C Em G D

Your hands protect the flames, from the wild winds around you

[Chorus]

Em C G D

Icarus is flying too close to the sun

Em C G D

Icarus' life, it has only just begun

It's just begun

Em C D

ooh oh oh oh ohh ohh

[Verse 2]

Standing on the cliff face, highest fall you'll ever grace

Em D

It scares me half to death

Look out to the future, but it tells you nothing

Em D

So take another breath

C Em G D

Your hands protect the flames from the wild winds around you

[Chorus]

Em C G D

Icarus is flying too close to the sun

Em C G D

Icarus' life, it has only just begun

Em C G D

This is how it feels to take a fall

Em C G D

Icarus is flying towards an early grave

[Bridge]

C D

Put up your defences when you leave

B7 Em

You leave because you're certain

C D

Of who you want to be

C D

You're putting up your armour when you leave

B7 Em

And you leave because you're certain

C D

Of who you want to be, ohhh

[Chorus]

Em C G D

Icarus is flying too close to the sun

Em C G D

Icarus' life, it has only just begun

Em C G D

This is how it feels to take a fall

Em C G D

Icarus is flying towards an early grave

Em C D

oohh oh oh ohh ohhh

Em C D

oohh oh oh ohh ohhh

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