The Present chords by Bloc Party

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:

C#m G#m C#m D#m
E G#m E F#

C#m G#m C#m D#m
E G#m E F#

C#m G#m C#m D#m
E G#m E F#

C#m G#m C#m D#m
E G#m E F#

🎸 Verse:

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


🎸 Interlude:

C#m G#m C#m D#m
E G#m E F#

C#m G#m C#m D#m
E G#m E F#


🎸 Verse 2:

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


🎸 Bridge:

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


🎸 Interlude:

E

Come over

Why don't you come over?


🎸 Bridge 2:

E
Well if you really wanted to know

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

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

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

Come over


Coda:

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