WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds - The Dying Of The Light Chords | Ver. 4
Capo 3
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 A7sus4 A7sus4*
E -3- -3- -3- -3- -3-
B -3- -3- -3- -3- -3-
G -0- -2- -0- -2- -0-
D -2- -0- -2- -2- -2-
A -2- -X- -3- -0- -0-
E -0- -X- -X- -X- -X-
Depending on your skill, you can consider to play a Dsus4/F# instead of Dsus4. Use your thumb for the F#.
Dsus4/F#
E -3-
B -3-
G -2-
D -0-
A -X-
E -2-
Rhythm tips :
Usually, half a bar each chord, 'more or less', which means that it is not that simple
(like in Wonderwall actually). Listen carefully.
(Intro - half a bar each chord)
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 x 4
(Verse - half a bar each chord)
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
I keep on running but I can't get to the mountain
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
Behind me lie the years that I've misspent
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
And I've been sinking like a flower in the fountain
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
When all the love I'm gonna need is heaven sent
(Pre chorus - 1 full bar for the first three chords, half a bar for the last 2)
A7sus4
Gonna try my best to get there
Cadd9
But I can't afford the bus fare
Dsus4
And the storm that's rolling over
A7sus4 Cadd9
Man, it makes me want to cry
(Chorus - half a bar each chord)
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
And I was told that the streets were paved with gold
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
And there'd be no time for getting old when we were young
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
But it's alright If you dance with me tonight
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
We'll fight the dying of the light and we'll catch the sun
(No lyrics - half a bar each chord)
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 x 2
(Verse - half a bar each chord)
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
I woke up sleeping on a train that was bound for nowhere
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
The echoes that I could hear were all my own
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
The world had turned and I'd become a stranger
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
And I'm tired of watching all the flowers turn to stone
(Pre chorus - 1 full bar for the first three chords, half a bar for the last 2)
A7sus4
Gonna try my best to get there
Cadd9
But I can't afford the bus fare
Dsus4
And the storm that's rolling over
A7sus4 A7sus4*
Man, it makes me want to cry
(Extended Pre chorus - 1 full bar for the first three chords, half a bar for the following 2,
the last Em7 is actually the first chord of the chorus)
Cadd9
And the cold against my shoulder
Dsus4
When it comes on in the winter
A7sus4
And it seems to last forever
Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7
And it makes me want to, It makes me want to cry
(Chorus - bound to the previous lyrics : 'cry' turns into 'I' - half a bar each chord)
Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
was told that the streets were paved with gold
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
And there'd be no time for getting old when we were young
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
But it's alright If you dance with me tonight
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
We'll fight the dying of the light and we'll catch the sun
(Break)
A7sus4 Cadd9 A7sus4 A7sus4* (1 full bar for each chord)
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 x 4 (half a bar each chord)
(Pre chorus - 1 full bar for the first three chords, half a bar for the last 2)
A7sus4
'Cause I try my best to get there
Cadd9
But I can't afford the bus fare
Dsus4
And the storm that's rolling over
A7sus4 Cadd9
Man, it makes me want to cry
(Chorus - half a bar each chord)
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
And I was told that the streets were paved with gold
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
And there'd be no time for getting old when we were young
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
But it's alright If you dance with me tonight
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
We'll fight the dying of the light and we'll catch the sun
(Outtro - half a bar each chord)
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
And the cold against my shoulder
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
When it comes on in the winter Man it makes me want to cry
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
And the cold against my shoulder
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
And it seems to last forever And it makes me want to, it makes me want to cry
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 x 4
Em7 (final)