The Present chords by Bloc Party

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

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

🎸 Intro:

C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m D#mD#m
E MajorE G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#

C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m D#mD#m
E MajorE G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#

C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m D#mD#m
E MajorE G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#

C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m D#mD#m
E MajorE G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#

🎸 Verse:

     C# minorC#m       G# minorG#m
If you're cold and you're alone
    C# minorC#m         D#mD#m
And you don't know where to go
    E MajorE     G# minorG#m
You can call me anytime
     E MajorE          F#F#
Nothing's changed, I am still here
     C# minorC#m       G# minorG#m
If you're running out of breath
     C# minorC#m       D#mD#m
And your building's burning down
    E MajorE      G# minorG#m
You can jump, I will catch you
     E MajorE          F#F#
Nothing's changed, I am still here


🎸 Interlude:

C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m D#mD#m
E MajorE G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#

C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m D#mD#m
E MajorE G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#


🎸 Verse 2:

      C# minorC#m         G# minorG#m
With heavy hands and an absent mind
   C# minorC#m       D#mD#m
Did I blow your candle out?
        E MajorE          G# minorG#m
With shortened words and a lack of time
   E MajorE      F#F#
A minorAm I ever on your mind?
   C# minorC#m       G# minorG#m
Was I cruel and never there?
    C# minorC#m   D#mD#m
Nothing to rely on
    E MajorE        G# minorG#m
Was our romance a black hole?
       E MajorE        F#F#
You kept the better half than me

🎸 Bridge:

   E MajorE            G# minorG#m
Well if you really wanted to know
   E MajorE                F#F#
Well no the earth's not moved for me since
 C# minorC#m            D#mD#m
I wish I could've given you lightness
  E MajorE          F#F#
The lightness that you deserve
     E MajorE       G# minorG#m
And they say time is a healer
  E MajorE       F#F#
And time will look after you
    C# minorC#m             D#mD#m
I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait
   E MajorE   F#F#
Come over


🎸 Interlude:

E MajorE

Come over

Why don't you come over?


🎸 Bridge 2:

E MajorE
Well if you really wanted to know

Well no the earth's not moved for me since
 G# minorG#m
I wish I could've given you lightness

The lightness that you deserve
       E MajorE
And they say time is a healer

And time will look after you
C# minorC#m
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go

Come over


Coda:

   E MajorE
And I stole you that ring
    D#mD#m
Cause I wanted you to have it
    F#F#           G# minorG#m
And it wasn't about me, I just wanted you to have it
   E MajorE        C# minorC#m      D#mD#m  BB
Your smile, baby your smile, baby I come alive
   E MajorE
And I stole you that ring
    D#mD#m
Cause I wanted you to have it
    F#F#           G# minorG#m
And it wasn't about me, I just wanted you to have it
   E MajorE        C# minorC#m      D#mD#m  BB
Your smile, baby your smile, baby I come alive
 E MajorE    D#mD#m     F#F#    G# minorG#m
I feel so naked, like before we met
   E MajorE       C# minorC#m      D#mD#m     BB
Last night I was so close to just calling you up
 E MajorE        D#mD#m   F#F#    G# minorG#m
They say it takes time to heal the wounds
    E MajorE       C# minorC#m
I can't wait, I can't wait
   D#mD#m BB E MajorE
Come over