Gloria Chords

by The Lumineers
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author charliehooks05 [pro] 51.
2 contributors total, last edit on Dec 31, 2021
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Chords

C
F
Am
G
Am7

Strumming

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All the existing tabs for this song are overthought and complicated, when in fact this is a very simple song.
This is the way Wesley Schultz plays it and it is very accurate. Listen to the song to get the strum pattern-
it's pretty straightforward. !!TUNED A HALF STEP DOWN!!
 
[Intro]
C F C F C F C
 
 
[Verse 1]
   C        F                C
Gloria, I smell it on your breath
   C      F              C
Gloria, booze and peppermint
  Am    G
Gloria, no one said enough is enough
 
C F C
 
 C             F                C
Gloria, they found you on the floor
   C        F                 C
Gloria, my hand was tied to yours
  Am              G
Gloria, did you finally see that enough is enough?
 
 
[Piano Interlude]
(I like to palm mute this part to make it sound more sharp and like the piano)
C F Am7 G Am F C G C
 
 
[Chorus]
(Palm mute)
   C                F
Did you know me when I was younger then?
Am7                    G
I could take the whole world with me
Am                  F          C    G C
I would find myself feelin' alone
C                    F
Heaven, help me now, Heaven, show the way
Am7               G
Get me back on my own two feet
Am                F                   C    G        C
I would lie awake and pray you don't lie awake for me
 
(Full strum)
 
C C C C
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
F  C  G  Am
Oh-oh-oh-oh
F  C  G     Am
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
F  C  G  Am  F
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
 
 
[Verse 2]
C            F                 C
Gloria, you crawled up on your cross
C          F                C
Gloria, you made us sit and watch
Am     G
Gloria, no one said enough is enough
 
C F Am7 G Am F C G C
 
 
[Chorus]
C                    F
Heaven, help me now, Heaven, show the way
Am7                G
Get me back on my own two feet
Am               F                   C     G       C
I would lie awake and pray you don't lie awake for me
C                 F
Every night away, every day alone
Am7               G
Get me back on my own two feet
Am                F                   C      G      C    C
I would lie awake and pray you don't lie awake for me
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
F  C  G  Am
Oh-oh-oh-oh
F  C  G     Am
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
F  C  G  Am  F
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
 
 
[Outro]
C       F               C
Gloria, will you just decide?
C               F              C
Gloria, there's easier ways to die
Am      G
Gloria, have you had enough?
 
C F C F C F
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4 comments
krish.12chopra
this is perfect
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cholisky
I find that it sounds better using Am instead of Am7(unless I'm playing the wrong inversion) but aside from that, tuning a semitone down makes this work perfectly!
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