Kayleigh Chords

by Marillion
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author lakesound [a] 634.
2 contributors total, last edit on Nov 2, 2021
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Chords

Bm
A
F#m
G
D
C
C#m
B
G#m

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Marillion - Kayleigh (Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Fish)
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If playing the album version of the song with the slightly longer guitar solo then simply play the chord
progression in the solo as (x4) and then (x2) before the last C#m B(x4) section which remains the same.
 
Video here - https://youtu.be/Mh9DPazd66w
 
[Intro]
|Bm  A  |Bm  A  |Bm  A  |Bm  A  |
 
|Bm  A  |F#m  G  |Bm  A  |F#m G   |  (x2)
 
[Verse]
         Bm      A   F#m                  G               Bm
Do you remember,     chalk hearts melting on a playground wall?
         A       F#m  G                               Bm
Do you remember, dawn escapes from moonwashed college halls?
         A           F#m            G             Bm
Do you remember, the cherry blossom in the market square?
         A         F#m        G                   Bm
Do you remember, I thought it was confetti in our hair
 
[Pre-Chorus]
A          F#m      G          Bm
By the way didn't I break your heart?
         A          F#m    G                  Bm
Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart 
   A        F#m            G          Bm
So sorry, I never meant to break your heart 
A          F#m   G
   But you broke mine 
 
[Chorus]
D         A           G               D
Kayleigh,   is it too late to say I'm sorry 
    C                 G        D
And Kayleigh could we get it together again 
D         A              G       D
   I just can't go on pretending
        C         G       D
That it came to a natural end
D         A      G                 D
Kayleigh,   oh I never thought I'd miss you
    C            G                 D
And Kayleigh I'd thought that we'd always be friends 
D              A                  G
   We said our love would last forever
   D          C       G           D
So how did it come to this bitter end 
 
[Solo]
|Bm  A  |F#m  G  |Bm  A  |F#m  G  |  (x2)
 
|D   A  |G   D   |C   G  |D   |
 
|C#m  B  |  (x4)
 
[Verse]
         C#m     B    G#m             A                  C#m
Do you remember,      barefoot on the lawn with shooting stars
         B       G#m    A                       C#m
Do you remember, loving on the floor in Belsize Park
         B       G#m            A            C#m
Do you remember, dancing in stilletos in the snow
         B           G#m   A                   C#m
Do you remember, you never understood I had to go 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
B           G#m      A          C#m
By the way, didn't I break your heart
         B         G#m   A                   C#m
Please excuse me I never meant to break your heart
   B        G#m            A          C#m
So sorry, I never meant to break your heart
B          G#m   A
   But you broke mine 
 
[Chorus]
D         A        G             D
Kayleigh,   I just wanna say I'm sorry
    C                G         D
But Kayleigh I'm too scared to pick up the phone 
D          A             G      D
   To hear you've found another lover
   C            G      D
To patch up our broken home 
D         A           G                    D
Kayleigh,   I'm still trying to write that love song
   C                 G          D
Kayleigh it's more important to me now you're gone 
D        A                G       D
   Maybe it'll prove that we were right
           C          G     D
Or it will prove that I was wrong 
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10 comments
andycool4cats
Awesome tab, many thanks. This song sounds very impressive on guitar. I discovered a cool way to play the main riff (the BM BM A A x 4 part) by picking just 3 strings, very easy to move the same shape back and forth. The chords I use are xxx432 xxx432 xx765x xx765x Then later before the final verse you can move it up 2 frets: xxx654 xxx654 xx987x xx987x
+1
bartrollmiej
Super cool tab, but i doubt that this is novice difficulty :P
+1
seanmundy1972
Little tip for everyone - transpose the Bm to Em, it makes it so much easier to play, and then you can medley it with Mr.Probz Waves. Sounds great around the campfire!
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