Victory chords by The Avett Brothers

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro Tab:
G+G
e|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|
BB|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G+G|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

Verse One:
C majorC     D7D7    G+G
I don't write cause I don't think
C majorC     D7D7   G+G
I don't have a need to speak
C majorC    D7D7    G+G           C majorC
I don't see the bright side, quite as clear
  D7D7     G+G
Accolades and happy days
C majorC     D7D7    G+G
They don't ever last
C majorC  D7D7    G+G  C majorC          D7D7
Stories of courage clouded up with fear

Chorus:
G+G
In the broom grass, I would lie
C majorC           D7D7
Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me
G+G        C majorC
From victory, I tried
G+G              C majorC
To match eternal light with how I lead my life
  D7D7           G+G    C majorC
Of course, I was forced to retreat
       D7D7
From victory I accept defeat

Intro Tab:
G+G
e|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|
BB|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G+G|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|


Verse Two:
C majorC   D7D7     G+G
Waxy green and yellow walls
C majorC  D7D7    G+G
Outside my windows fall
C majorC  D7D7     G+G          C majorC
Covering the light I thought I'd see
   D7D7     G+G
A minorAm I sad or am I sick?
C majorC   D7D7      G+G
What's at the root of it?
C majorC   D7D7   G+G
Do I throw my hands and quit?
C majorC          D7D7
Something tells me no

Chorus:
G+G
In the broom grass, I would lie
C majorC           D7D7
Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me
G+G        C majorC
From victory, I tried
G+G              C majorC
To match eternal light with how I lead my life
  D7D7           G+G    C majorC
Of course, I was forced to retreat
       D7D7
From victory I accept defeat

Post-Chorus Tab:
G+G         C majorC     D7D7
e|7---7---7---7---10---10---8---8---8---8----|
BB|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8--8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G+G|--7---7---7---7----9----9---7---7---7---7--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

Bridge:
A minorAm             G+G
Worries on all sides of my mind
  A minorAm             C majorC   D7D7
In silence, my darkness is denied


Chorus:
G+G
In the broom grass, I would lie
C majorC           D7D7
Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me
G+G        C majorC
From victory, I tried
G+G              C majorC
To match eternal light with how I lead my life
  D7D7           G+G    C majorC
Of course, I was forced to retreat
       D7D7      G+G
From victory I accept defeat
   C majorC    D7D7
From victory I accept defeat

Outro Tab:
G+G
e|7---7---7---7---10---10---8---8---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
BB|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8--8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G+G|--7---7---7---5----9----9---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|