Measurements chords by James Blake

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

A augmentedA           C#m/E C#/F
Please fall down
F#m7F#m7 Bmadd9/D C# minorC#m
Testing       sounds
C#7C#7     F#m9F#m9         E7E7     A augmentedA    C# minorC#m
For the deaf and the forest cold

A augmentedA     A/EA/E Dmaj7Dmaj7
Trees in  clouds
A/EA/E     A augmentedA
Testing doubts
           F#madd9F#madd9 Amaj7/EAmaj7/E D MajorD
Trying not to be  too     bold

(brief interlude with melodic bassline under D MajorD chord)

A/C#A/C#   C# minorC#m  Bsus4(b5)
Crease your pride
Bsus4Bsus4   C#m7b5C#m7b5
Telling lies
                F#/C# D5D5   Gm/F# F#F#+ F#7F#7+ F#7F#7
That you're not on    your own

Bsus4Bsus4 B minorBm   E minor 7Em7
Watching   their
E7E7       A augmentedA
Faith in prayers
      E MajorE          A7A7       D MajorD        A/EA/E   E MajorE   D MajorD
(Will make) Will make you see your bones


(right here the synth chords drop out and it's just bass and vocals.
 The chords here are inferred from those)

A augmentedA      A/EA/E  F#m7F#m7
Please fall down
A augmentedA       A/C#A/C#
Testing sounds
        A6/B A9A9      F#m7F#m7   Dmaj9/A D MajorD
For the deaf and the forest cold

F# minorF#m      D MajorD
Trees in clouds
F#m7F#m7    A/C#A/C#
Testing doubts
Dm6/9  A6/E F#m7b9 F#m/B A7A7  F#m7F#m7
Trying hard not to be    too bold

(bass fill, outlines a B minorBm chord)

A augmentedA      A major 6A6   FF+/E
Crease your pride
Fmaj7Fmaj7   F#m7F#m7 Bsus2Bsus2
Telling lies
A/EA/E    A/BA/B        F# minorF#m A6sus2 F#7F#7
  That you're not on  your  own

(bass fill)
(the choir gets a lot sparser here; many of these chords are partially voiced)

A/C#A/C# A/BA/B A augmentedA
Watching their
F#m7F#m7     A augmentedA
Faith in prayers
A/C#A/C#   A augmentedA        F#m7F#m7 A5/E F#m/A F#sus4F#7sus4 E5/F# D/F#D/F#
  Will make you see  your bones

(choir comes back in)
A major 6A6          A/EA/E
Please fall down
        A augmentedA              A7A7
Testing sounds for the deaf
A9/C#  F#madd4 A/EA/E DMaj9Dmaj9
and the forest     cold

F# minorF#m      A/EA/E
Trees in clouds
        D MajorD
Testing doubts
F#m7F#m7   DMaj9Dmaj9 A7/C#  F#m/G# A7A7  A/D
Trying hard  not to be     too bold

(bass fill)

A augmentedA      A7A7   F#m/C#F#m/C#
Crease your pride
C#(#9)  DMaj9Dmaj9
Telling lies
A/EA/E    F#m7F#m7       F#5F#5 E5E5    A#dim/A A# diminished A#dim
  That you're not on  your  own

(bass fill)
(the choir gets sparse again)

Bsus2Bsus2 A augmentedA  A5/E
Watching their
A/C#A/C#     F# minorF#m
Faith in prayers
F#m7F#m7     A/BA/B      Dsus2Dsus2 A5/F# D MajorD  F#m7F#m7 A/C#A/C# D MajorD
    Will make you see   your  bones

(Bass drops out; now entirely a capella)

F# minorF#m         A/EA/E
Please fall down
F#m7F#m7    A/EA/E
Testing sounds
A6/C#A6/C#   C#dim/E A9A9     F#m/B A augmentedA       A/D
For the deaf    and the  forest goes cold

A/C#A/C#     A5/B
Trees in clouds
Aadd9Aadd9   F# minorF#m
Testing doubts
F#m7F#m7   A6/E        A major 6A6 A7/E A/D
Trying hard not to be too  bold

A/C#A/C#   A6/C#A6/C# D MajorD
Crease your  pride
C#(#9)  DMaj9Dmaj9
Telling lies that
     Aadd9/E    F#sus4F#sus4 A/D# F#7#9F#7#9
That you're not on     your own

(keys fill)

C#5C#5 A/D
Watching their
C#m7C#m7     Dmaj7/F#
Faith in prayers
A/C#A/C# A/EA/E  A augmentedA   A6sus4 Asus4Asus4 A6/E  D6sus2 D5D5
Will make you see    your  bones

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