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Big Sur

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[Intro]
G Em D C
[Verse]
GHighDway COneG  
GCrystalline Dhaunted CsuGn
With the Gpacific Cmasculine GcrasDhC  G  
GMy lDittlCe oGne
GEnthralled Dby the redCwooGds
As I rGide amongst monCarchs and mGist
[Chorus]
GMe and EmAnaïs and DHenry and Jack CKerouac
GMe and the OEmhlone, the DEsselen and SalCinan
GMe and EmJulia, HelDmut and BrauCtigan
GAll roads lead to DBig CSur
GAll roads home to DBig CSur
[Verse]
GClear cDelestial and CfrogGs
GFritz and Dcabins of ClogsG  
Amongst the sGprings we are bCarefoot and wGarmed
[Chorus]
GMe and EmAnaïs and DHenry and Jack CKerouac
GMe and the OEmhlone, the DEsselen and SalCinan
GMe and EmJulia, HelDmut and BrauCtigan
GAll roads lead to DBig CSur
GAll roads home to DBig CSur
[Bridge]
I am Dclimbing on the Embluff
Beseeching DGod to answer Cus
Not much Ddistracts from our Emshamanic creek Ambreakfast
This wandering heartCbeat by the foGrest
[Chorus]
GMe and EmAnaïs and DHenry and Jack CKerouac
GMe and the OEmhlone, the DEsselen and SalCinan
GMe and EmJulia, HelDmut and BrauCtigan
GAll roads lead to DBig CSur
GAll roads home to DBig CSur
[Chorus]
GMe and EmMickey and Da paths high oCn the Molera
GMe and EmLolly and Bill wDatching a red-tailed Chawk
GMe and the pEmosts take it aDll in through the big Cventana
GAll roads lead to DBig CSur
GAll roads home to DBig CSur

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Big Sur

by Alanis Morissette

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Em D C

[Verse]

G D C G

Highway One

G D C G

Crystalline haunted sun

G C G D C G

With the pacific masculine crash

G D C G

My little one

G D C G

Enthralled by the redwoods

G C G

As I ride amongst monarchs and mist

[Chorus]

G Em D C

Me and Anaïs and Henry and Jack Kerouac

G Em D C

Me and the Ohlone, the Esselen and Salinan

G Em D C

Me and Julia, Helmut and Brautigan

G D C

All roads lead to Big Sur

G D C

All roads home to Big Sur

[Verse]

G D C G

Clear celestial and frogs

G D C G

Fritz and cabins of logs

G C G

Amongst the springs we are barefoot and warmed

[Chorus]

G Em D C

Me and Anaïs and Henry and Jack Kerouac

G Em D C

Me and the Ohlone, the Esselen and Salinan

G Em D C

Me and Julia, Helmut and Brautigan

G D C

All roads lead to Big Sur

G D C

All roads home to Big Sur

[Bridge]

D Em

I am climbing on the bluff

D C

Beseeching God to answer us

D Em Am

Not much distracts from our shamanic creek breakfast

C G

This wandering heartbeat by the forest

[Chorus]

G Em D C

Me and Anaïs and Henry and Jack Kerouac

G Em D C

Me and the Ohlone, the Esselen and Salinan

G Em D C

Me and Julia, Helmut and Brautigan

G D C

All roads lead to Big Sur

G D C

All roads home to Big Sur

[Chorus]

G Em D C

Me and Mickey and a paths high on the Molera

G Em D C

Me and Lolly and Bill watching a red-tailed hawk

G Em D C

Me and the posts take it all in through the big ventana

G D C

All roads lead to Big Sur

G D C

All roads home to Big Sur

About Big Sur Chords by Alanis Morissette

Learn how to play Big Sur by Alanis Morissette with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Big Sur chords”, “Big Sur guitar chords”, or “Alanis Morissette Big Sur chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Big Sur chords and for experienced players who want accurate Big Sur lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Em, D, C, Am.

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What key is "Big Sur" in?

The chords for "Big Sur" show the original chord names (including G, Em, D, C, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.