Be chords by
Hozier (Official Version)

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Key: E minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Dm

Dm

F/C

F/C

Bb

Bb

Gm

A7

Bb

Verse 1
Dm Dm 
 
When all the worst we fear
F/C F/C 
 
lets fall its weight
When the gyre widens on
Bb Bb 
 
and when the wave breaks
Gm Gm 
 
When St. Peter loses cool and bars the gates
A7 A7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When Atlas acts the maggot,
Dm Dm 
 
makes his arms shake
When the birds are heard again
F/C F/C 
 
in their singing
Bb Bb 
 
Once atrocity is hoarse from voicin' shame
And when the earth is trembling
Gm Gm 
 
on some new beginnin'
C C 
 
C#dim7 C#dim7 
 
With the same sweet shock
Bb Bb 
 
of when Adam  first came

Chorus 1

Dm

Be, be, be, be, be

F

Be as you've always been

Bb

Be, be, be, be, be

Gm

Be as you've always been

Bridge 1
(Lover, be good to me)
Dm Dm 
 
Be as you've always been
F F 
 
Be like a love that discovered the sin
Bb Bb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
That freed the first man and will do  so again
Dm Dm 
 
And lover be good to me
(Lover be good to me)
Be that hopeful feeling
when Eden was lost
F F 
 
That's been deaf to our laughter
since the master was crossed
Bb Bb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Which side of the wall really suffers that cost?
Dm Dm 
 
Oh, lover be good to me

Interlude 1

Dm

Dm

F/C

F/C

Verse 2
Dm Dm 
 
When the man who gives the order
F/C F/C 
 
Is born  next time 'round on the boat sent back
Bb Bb 
 
When the bodies starvin' at the border
Gm Gm 
 
A7 A7 
 
Are on TV   givin' people the sack
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Oh, when the sea rises to meet us
F/C F/C 
 
Oh, when there's nothin' left
for you and I to do
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, when there's nobody upstairs
to receive us
Gm Gm 
 
When I have no  kind words left,
C C 
 
C#dim7 C#dim7 
 
love, for you
Bb Bb 
 

Chorus 2

Dm

Be, be, be, be, be

F

Be as you've always been

Bb

Be, be, be, be, be

Gm

Be as you've always been

Bridge 2
(Lover, be good to me)
Dm Dm 
 
Be love in its disrepute
F F 
 
Scorches a hillside and salts every root
Bb Bb 
 
And watches  the slowing
Gm Gm 
 
and starving of troops
Dm Dm 
 
And lover, be good to me
(Lover, be good to me)
Be there and you stare as you stand
F F 
 
Or be like the rose that you hold in your hand
Bb Bb 
 
That will grow bold in a barren
Gm Gm 
 
and desolate land
Dm Dm 
 
And lover be good to me

Outro 1
Dm Dm 
 
Love, won't you be?
Love, won't you be?
F F 
 
Be as you always been?
Bb Bb 
 
Love, won't you be?
Gm Gm 
 
Love, won't you be?
Dm Dm 
 
Be as you always been?
Love, won't you be?
Love, won't you be?
F F 
 
Be as you always been?
Bb Bb 
 
Love, won't you be?
Gm Gm 
 
Love, won't you be?
Dm Dm 
 
Be as you always been?

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDm F/C Bb Gm A7...

Chords

Dm
F/C
Bb
Gm
A7
C
C#dim7
F

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C#dim7: x-4-5-3-5-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -2

-2

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Be by Hozier, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Hozier's performance.

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