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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

City & Colour - Against The Grain
Standard Tuning
Capo 4
This is a great song, a side note thought... this is normally played in the key of E, but I find it easier
with CAPO 4.
Listen to the song for the finger-picking pattern, or just strum if you're lazy.
[CHORDS]
e|--C/G0----Am0----G3---Fmaj7-0----|
B|--1----0----0----1----|
G|--0----0----0----2----|
D|--2----0----0----3----|
A|--3----2----2----3----|
E|--3----3----3----1----|
TRANSITION RIFF
e|--G3--3--3---0--0--0---Fmaj70--0--0---0--0--0--|
B|--0--0--0---0--0--0---1--1--1---1--1--1--|
G|--0--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2---2--2--2--|
D|--0--0--0---0--0--0---3--3--3---3--3--3--|
A|--2--2--2---2--3--5---3--3--3---3--3--3--|
E|--3--3--3---3--5--7---1--1--1---1--1--1--|
[INTRO]
    C/G    Am    G        Fmaj7
    C/G    Am    G        Fmaj7
[VERSE 1]
you need C/Gnot to climb Ammountaintops
you need Gnot to cross the Fmaj7sea
you need C/Gnot to Amfind a cure
for Geverything that makes yFmaj7ou weak
you need C/Gnot to reach Amfor the stars
when Glife becomes Fmaj7so dark
[CHORUS]
and C/Gwhen the wind does Amblow against the grain
Gyou must follow Fmaj7your heart
Gyou must follow your C/Gheart
C/G
[VERSE 2]
when all youC/Gr friends have Amcome and gone
and the Gsun no longer Fmaj7shines
and the C/Ghappiness for Amwhich you long
is washed Gaway like an Ocean'Fmaj7s tide
when C/Gall the hard times Amoutweigh the good
and Gall your words are Fmaj7misunderstood
[CHORUS]
and C/Gwhen the day seems Amlost from the start
Gyou must follow your Fmaj7heart
Gyou must follow your C/Gheart
C/G
[VERSE 3]
if you C/Gfeel Amyou've paid the price
and your Gwounds should cease Fmaj7to heal
and C/Geverything you Amlove in life
Gspins like a winding Fmaj7wheel
if C/Gyou should wake to Amfind you're abandoned
and the Groad you travel Fmaj7leads to a dead end
[CHORUS]
when C/Gdeath creeps in to Amplay it's part
Gyou must follow youFmaj7r heart
Gyou must follow your C/Gheart
[OUTRO]
e|--C/G0--0--0---0--------|
B|--1--1--1---1--------|
G|--0--0--0---0--------|
D|--2--2--2---2--------|
A|--3--3--3---3--------|
E|--3--3--3---3--------|
  | 1  2  3 | 1  2  3 |

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Against The Grain

by City and Colour

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Fmaj7

City & Colour - Against The Grain

Standard Tuning

Capo 4

This is a great song, a side note thought... this is normally played in the key of E, but I find it easier

with CAPO 4.

Listen to the song for the finger-picking pattern, or just strum if you're lazy.

[CHORDS]

C/G Am G Fmaj7

e|--0----0----3----0----|

B|--1----0----0----1----|

G|--0----0----0----2----|

D|--2----0----0----3----|

A|--3----2----2----3----|

E|--3----3----3----1----|

TRANSITION RIFF

G Fmaj7

e|--3--3--3---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--|

B|--0--0--0---0--0--0---1--1--1---1--1--1--|

G|--0--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2---2--2--2--|

D|--0--0--0---0--0--0---3--3--3---3--3--3--|

A|--2--2--2---2--3--5---3--3--3---3--3--3--|

E|--3--3--3---3--5--7---1--1--1---1--1--1--|

[INTRO]

C/G Am G Fmaj7

[VERSE 1]

C/G Am

you need not to climb mountaintops

G Fmaj7

you need not to cross the sea

C/G Am

you need not to find a cure

G Fmaj7

for everything that makes you weak

C/G Am

you need not to reach for the stars

G Fmaj7

when life becomes so dark

[CHORUS]

C/G Am

and when the wind does blow against the grain

G Fmaj7

you must follow your heart

G C/G

you must follow your heart

C/G

[VERSE 2]

C/G Am

when all your friends have come and gone

G Fmaj7

and the sun no longer shines

C/G Am

and the happiness for which you long

G Fmaj7

is washed away like an Ocean's tide

C/G Am

when all the hard times outweigh the good

G Fmaj7

and all your words are misunderstood

[CHORUS]

C/G Am

and when the day seems lost from the start

G Fmaj7

you must follow your heart

G C/G

you must follow your heart

C/G

[VERSE 3]

C/G Am

if you feel you've paid the price

G Fmaj7

and your wounds should cease to heal

C/G Am

and everything you love in life

G Fmaj7

spins like a winding wheel

C/G Am

if you should wake to find you're abandoned

G Fmaj7

and the road you travel leads to a dead end

[CHORUS]

C/G Am

when death creeps in to play it's part

G Fmaj7

you must follow your heart

G C/G

you must follow your heart

[OUTRO]

C/G

e|--0--0--0---0--------|

B|--1--1--1---1--------|

G|--0--0--0---0--------|

D|--2--2--2---2--------|

A|--3--3--3---3--------|

E|--3--3--3---3--------|

| 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 |

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