For Emma Chords

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Based on the A Take Away Show version, same chords as the original recording but it is easier to tell what Justin Vernon is playing if you want to check it out, the original seems a bit out of tune.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author LittleBlackSub [a] 58.
3 contributors total, last edit on Oct 30, 2020
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Chords

C/G
Cmaj7/G
Fmaj7

Strumming

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At the end of the intro and chorus, he'll play the C/G for a half-measure (or half
the usual time, depending on how you count this), then go right into the Cmaj7/G. I've
put an asterisk after these as a reminder, but it flows naturally once you get it.
In both the last chorus and the outro, he plays the C/G into the first beat of the next
bar, but it may sound better on solo acoustic to play it the first way through the whole
song. During some live performances, Justin plays a full measure instead anyway.
 
 
[Chords]
C/G      332010
Cmaj7/G  332000
Fmaj7    133210
 
 
[Intro]
| C/G     | Cmaj7/G | Fmaj7   | C/G     |
| C/G     | Cmaj7/G | Fmaj7   | C/G*| Cmaj7/G |
 
[Verse 1]
      C/G      Cmaj7/G
So apropos
                      C/G
Saw death on a sunny snow
 
[Chorus]
          Fmaj7
For every life,
           C/G
Forego the parable
         Fmaj7
Seek the light,
             C/G*
My knees are cold
Cmaj7/G
Running home, running home, running home
     Fmaj7    | C/G     | Cmaj7/G |
Running home
 
[Verse 2]
                C/G       Cmaj7/G
Go find another lover
                       C/G
to bring a-, to string along
 
[Chorus]
              Fmaj7
With all your lies,
                 | C/G  Cmaj7/G |
You're still very lovable
           Fmaj7
I toured a light,
         C/G*
So many foreign roads
| Cmaj7/G | Cmaj7/G | C/G     |
     For Emma,     forever ago
 
[Outro]
| C/G     | Cmaj7/G | Fmaj7   | C/G     |
| C/G     | Cmaj7/G | Fmaj7   | C/G*|
| Cmaj7/G | C/G     |
(Go back into Chorus chords, and fade)
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