Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: C majorC
Golden Embers
by Mandolin Orange
Intro:
|A minorAm |E minorEm |FF |C majorC C/BC/B |
|A minorAm |E minorEm |FF |FF |
|A minorAm |E minorEm |FF |C majorC C/BC/B |
|A minorAm |E minorEm |G+G G6G6 |G7G7 |
Verse 1:
A minorAm E minorEm FF C majorC C/BC/B
Just like an old friend, but kinder than expected
A minorAm E minorEm FF
That Cadillac came and gave our girl the ride
A minorAm E minorEm FF C majorC C/BC/B
Loss has no end, it binds to our connection
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
But we don’t speak of it, we don’t even try
Chorus:
FF G+G
If you could help me to share the trouble
C majorC FF
That you’ve got burnin in you, then you can help me
C majorC G+G
And in our time together her memory will ever
FF
Shine like golden embers in the night
Solo:
|A minorAm |E minorEm |FF |C majorC C/BC/B |
|A minorAm |E minorEm |FF |FF |
Verse 2:
A minorAm E minorEm FF C majorC C/BC/B
I miss the old hymns, when she used to sing
A minorAm E minorEm FF
The sparrows spread their mortal wings
A minorAm E minorEm FF C majorC C/BC/B
But now they’ve all alighted, with the silence of strings
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
Like notes on the pages, she breathed life into all things
Chorus:
FF G+G
If you could help me to share the trouble
C majorC FF
That you’ve got burnin in you, then you can help me
C majorC G+G
And in our time together her memory will ever
FF
Shine like golden embers in the night
Bridge: (half-time feel)
|E minorEm |C majorC |E minorEm |C majorC |
|E minorEm |C majorC |E minorEm |C majorC |
|E minorEm |C majorC |E minorEm |C majorC |
|E minorEm |C majorC |E minorEm |C majorC |
E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC
Just like an old friend, reach out to me
E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC
And bathe me in the light of understanding
Chorus:
FF G+G
And try to help me to share the trouble
C majorC FF
That you’ve got burnin in you, then you can help me
C majorC G+G
And in our time together her memory will ever
FF
Shine like golden embers in the night
Ending: (half-time feel)
|A minorAm |E minorEm |FF |C majorC C/BC/B |
|A minorAm |E minorEm |FF |FF |
|A minorAm |E minorEm |FF |C majorC C/BC/B |
|A minorAm |E minorEm |G+G G6G6 |G7G7 |