Castle chords by
Halsey (Official Version)

2015Alternative630 views

Key: G minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

[Synth]

A5

A5

A5

A5

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
Sick of all these people talking,
sick of all this noise
Am Am 
 
Tired of all these cameras flashing,
sick of being poised
Am Am 
 
Now my neck is open wide,
begging for a fist around it
F F 
 
Already choking on my pride,
Dm Dm 
 
so  there's no use crying about it

Pre-chorus 1

Am

(Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei)

Dm

G

(Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei)

G

Chorus 1
Am Am 
 
I'm headed straight for the castle
They wanna make me their queen
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And there's an old      man sitting
on the throne that's saying
Dm Dm 
 
that I probably shouldn't be so mean
Am Am 
 
I'm headed straight for the castle
They've got the kingdom locked up
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And there's an old      man sitting
on the throne that's saying
Dm Dm 
 
I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut
Straight for the

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
(castle) Oh, all these minutes passing,
sick of feeling used
Am Am 
 
If  you wanna break these walls down,
you're gonna get bruised
Am Am 
 
Now my neck is open wide,
begging for a fist around it
F F 
 
Already choking on my pride,
Dm Dm 
 
so  there's no use crying about it

Pre-chorus 2

Am

(Agnus...) Crying about it

Cr- cr- crying about it

Dm

Cr- cr- crying about it

G

'Bout it, 'bout it, 'bout...

Chorus 2
Am Am 
 
I'm headed straight for the castle
They wanna make me their queen
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And there's an old      man sitting
on the throne that's saying
Dm Dm 
 
that I probably shouldn't be so mean
Am Am 
 
I'm headed straight for the castle
They've got the kingdom locked up
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And there's an old      man sitting
on the throne that's saying
Dm Dm 
 
I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut
Straight for the

Bridge 1
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Dm/F Dm/F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
(castle)
Am Am 
 
There's no use crying about it
G G 
 
There's no use crying about it
Dm/F Dm/F 
 
There's no use crying about it
Dm6 Dm6 
 
There's no use crying about it

Chorus 3
Am Am 
 
I'm headed straight for the castle
They wanna make me their queen
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And there's an old      man sitting
on the throne that's saying
Dm Dm 
 
that I probably shouldn't be so mean
Am Am 
 
I'm headed straight for the castle
They've got the kingdom locked up
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And there's an old      man sitting
on the throne that's saying
Dm Dm 
 
I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut

Chorus 4
Am Am 
 
Straight for the castle
They wanna make me their queen
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And there's an old      man sitting
on the throne that's saying
Dm Dm 
 
that I probably shouldn't be so mean
Am Am 
 
I'm headed straight for the castle
They've got the kingdom locked up
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And there's an old      man sitting
on the throne that's saying
Dm Dm 
 
I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut
Straight for the castle

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA5 Am F Dm G...

Chords

A5
Am
F
Dm
G
Fmaj7
Dm/F
Dm6

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

A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Dm/F: 1-x-0-2-3-x
Dm6: x-x-0-2-0-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 2

2

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Castle by Halsey, 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 G minor. It suits players who want to learn Castle the way Halsey intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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