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Pretty straightforward. 
Capo 4. 
I used her acoustic video with Gregory Alan Isakov to get most of the chords, so you can just watch 
that for any extra details I missed. The instrumental part, for example, is slightly more complicated than
the way I have it here. Please comment with any errors. This is just the basic layout. 
Chords: (relative to capo)
 Em(x22xxx)
C (x32x1x) played (332x1x) during Chorus
 G(32xxx3)
D (xxx2h32) hammer on pointer finger a little
Verse:
Em         C          G         D(w/hammer on)
This is a barn and I know it's haunted.
TEmhe corn ratCtles and the shGadows moDve. 
EmIt's just the Cway, it's just the Gway I'm fDeeling. 
I Emwant to lie dCown in a fGield of rDain. 
 Em   C   G   Dx 2
EmThis is a rCiver and I prGay for the bDottom,
Emsome kind of Cmeasure of the Gway things cDhange. 
I've been sEmtuck in the mCiddle of a sGlow storm, 
Dcounting the daysEm, love.C.. G  
HmmDm.. LoEmve C  G  
Chorus:
     D(strum once)     C              D    G
  I know we're in the dark, and the cold comes, 
Dthrough the very crEmacks that let the Dlight tChrough. 
DBring me something Cback from that Dsunny Gcoast, 
       D     Em    D      C      DEm(hard strum up)
and keep us, moving oooooon... 
 Em   C   G   Dx2
Verse:
EmThese are the CshadowlandGs, I've knowDn them. 
And I Emthink it's gCoing to be the lGong way dDown, 
but I'll Embe the Ctiny flamGe, that you carDry 
Emaround, Caround, Garound...  DHmmm..
Em C G
Chorus:
  DI know we're in the Cdark, and the cDold cGomes, 
Dthrough the very crEmacks that let the Dlight tChrough. 
DBring me something bCack from that sDunny cGoast, 
       D     Em    D      C    DEm(hard strum up)
and keep us, moving oooon... 
Instrumental: 
 Em   C   G   Dx4
Verse:
EmThis is a Cblessing and I dGon't dare dDoubt it. 
EmWe built a Cboat out of Gwillow tDrees. 
EmWe caught the mCoonlight, Glike a Dmirror,
Emshine right Cthrough to the Gbest of meD, 
shiEmne right tChrough to the Gbest of mDe... 
Hmm... Emhey.   C      G  Dhmm..Em. HeyC.G  D  
EmWe've been Cliving in aGbandoned hDouses. 
EmSometimes we're Ctending to aGbandoned Dfields. 
EmIt's just the Cway it's just the Gway I'm fDeeling. 
 Em           C            G          D(strum once and let ring)
I want to wake up with the sun in my head.

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Barn Song

by Chris Pureka

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Pretty straightforward.

Capo 4.

I used her acoustic video with Gregory Alan Isakov to get most of the chords, so you can just watch

that for any extra details I missed. The instrumental part, for example, is slightly more complicated than

the way I have it here. Please comment with any errors. This is just the basic layout.

Chords: (relative to capo)

(x22xxx)

C (x32x1x) played (332x1x) during Chorus

(32xxx3)

D (xxx2h32) hammer on pointer finger a little

Verse:

Em C G D(w/hammer on)

This is a barn and I know it's haunted.

Em C G D

The corn rattles and the shadows move.

Em C G D

It's just the way, it's just the way I'm feeling.

Em C G D

I want to lie down in a field of rain.

Em C G D

x 2

Em C G D

This is a river and I pray for the bottom,

Em C G D

some kind of measure of the way things change.

Em C G

I've been stuck in the middle of a slow storm,

D Em C G

counting the days, love...

D Em C G

Hmmm.. Love

Chorus:

D(strum once) C D G

I know we're in the dark, and the cold comes,

D Em D C

through the very cracks that let the light through.

D C D G

Bring me something back from that sunny coast,

D Em D C D

Em(hard strum up)

and keep us, moving oooooon...

Em C G D

Verse:

Em C G D

These are the shadowlands, I've known them.

Em C G D

And I think it's going to be the long way down,

Em C G D

but I'll be the tiny flame, that you carry

Em C G D

around, around, around... Hmmm..

Em C G

Chorus:

D C D G

I know we're in the dark, and the cold comes,

D Em D C

through the very cracks that let the light through.

D C D G

Bring me something back from that sunny coast,

D Em D C D

Em(hard strum up)

and keep us, moving oooon...

Instrumental:

Em C G D

Verse:

Em C G D

This is a blessing and I don't dare doubt it.

Em C G D

We built a boat out of willow trees.

Em C G D

We caught the moonlight, like a mirror,

Em C G D

shine right through to the best of me,

Em C G D

shine right through to the best of me...

Em C G D Em C G D

Hmm... hey. hmm... Hey.

Em C G D

We've been living in abandoned houses.

Em C G D

Sometimes we're tending to abandoned fields.

Em C G D

It's just the way it's just the way I'm feeling.

Em C G D(strum once and let ring)

I want to wake up with the sun in my head.

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