Icarus chords by Mumford & Sons

• Key: Db

Intro:

C/G

Verse 1:
C/G
See through the smoke
       Fmaj7   C/G
Just a card in play
         G        Gadd11* G* Gadd9* G*
That you wrote my name    on
C/G
Breathing in the cold
              Fmaj7     C/G
How could she throw me away
         G                Gadd11* G*
At least wait 'til I have wings   on

Pre-Chorus:
    Gadd9* G* Fmaj7      C/G          Dm
You know   I  kissed her once and she smiled
                     Fmaj7       C/G        Dm
She'll never see the boy falling out of the sky

Chorus:
           Am    C/G    Fmaj7               C/G
It took me all I had to turn away from this one
            G       Gadd11* G*
Thought I'd take my chan____ces
Gadd9* G*  Fmaj7          C/G
I      was blinded, I was young
E7/G#*   Am     C/G
But then all at once
      Fmaj7             C/G
I was back to where I begun
      G             Gadd11* G*
I was burned by the mor_____ning
Gadd9* G*  D/F#             Fmaj7  C/G
I      got too close to the sun

Verse 2:
Gm  Fmaj7             C/G
      She said, "Your feathers fit just right
         Fmaj7          C/G
You're a fool, you're a climber
    G                   Gadd11* G*
You shoulda called it a night"
Gadd9*  G*       C/G
Well
it turns out (It turns out)
C/G
I turned out fine (I turned out fine)
          Fmaj7     C/G
So better luck this time
    G         Gadd11* G*
I'm Icarus, ascen_____ding

Pre-Chorus:
    Gadd9* G* Fmaj7      C/G          Dm
You know   I  kissed her once and she smiled
                     Fmaj7       C/G        Dm
She'll never see the boy falling out of the sky

Chorus:
           Am    C/G    Fmaj7               C/G
It took me all I had to turn away from this one
            G
Thought I'd take my chances
      Fmaj7          C/G
I was blinded, I was young
E7/G#*   Am     C/G
But then all at once
      Fmaj7            C/G
I was back where I'd begun
      G
I was burned by the morning
      D/F#             Fmaj7
I got too close to the sun

Bridge:
Am           C/G
She'll never know
      Fmaj7  C/G  Fmaj7  C/G
I was fall___ing, fall___ing
   D/F#            Fmaj7  C/G*
Ya-ahhhh, ah-ah-ah-ah
ah
      D/F#*            Fmaj7*
I got too close to the sun

Chorus:
N.C.
It took me all I had to turn away from this one
N.C.
Thought I'd take my chances
N.C.
I was blinded, I was in love
N.C.     Am     C/G
But then all at once
      Fmaj7            C/G
I was back where I'd begun
      G
I was burned by the morning
      D/F#             Fmaj7 C/G*
I got too close to the sun

Outro:
      D/F#*            Fmaj7*
I got too close to the sun