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Joanna Newsom
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Key: A minor•
Intro 1
Am
Am

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F
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F
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Verse 1
Am
Am

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The diver is my love
G
G

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And I am his, if I am not deceived
F
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Who takes one breath above
Am
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For every hour below the sea
Verse 2
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Who gave to me a jewel

Worth twice this woman's life,
G
G

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but would cost her less
F
F

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Than laying at low tide to see her
Am
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true love phosphoresce
Verse 3
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C
C

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And in an infinite regress
Gm
Gm
3

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Dm
Dm

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Tell me why is the pain of birth
F
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C
C

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Lighter borne than the pain of death?
G
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F
F

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I ain't saying that I loved you first
C
C

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Bb
Bb

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But I loved you best
Verse 4
Bb
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I know we must abide
G
G

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Each by the rules that bind us here
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The divers and the sailors and
Am
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the women on the pier
Verse 5
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But how do you choose your form?
G
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How do you choose your name?

How do you choose your life?
F
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How do you choose the time you must
Am
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exhale and kick and rise?
Verse 6
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C
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G
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And in an infinite capsize
Gm
Gm
3

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Dm
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Like a boat tearing down the coast
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C
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Double hulls bearing double masts
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F
F

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I don't know if you loved me most
C
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But you loved me last
Bb
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Verse 7

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Recall the word you gave
G
G

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To count your way across the

depths of this arid world
F
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Where you would yoke the waves
Am
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that lay a bed of shining pearls
Verse 8
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I dream it every night

The ringing of the pail,
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G

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the motes of sand dislodged

The shucking, quick and bright
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The twinned and cast off shells
Am
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reveal a single heart of white
Verse 9
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C
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And in an infinite backslide
Gm
Gm
3

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Dm
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Ancient boulders sink past the west
Fm
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F
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C
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Like a sword at the bearer's fall
G
G

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F
F

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I can't claim that I knew you best
C
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Bb
Bb

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But did you know me at all?
Verse 10
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G
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A woman is alive, a woman is alive

You do not take her for a sign
F
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In nacre on a stone, alone,
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unfaceted and fine
Verse 11
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And never will I wed
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I'll hunt the pearl of death

to the bottom of my life
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And ever hold my breath 'til I
Am
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may be the diver's wife
Verse 12
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C
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See how the infinite divides
Gm
Gm
3

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Dm
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And the divers are not to blame
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C
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For the rift spanning distant shores
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F
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You don't know my name
C
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Bb
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But I know yours

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • F

  • G

  • C

  • Gm

    3

  • Dm

  • Bb

  • Fm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of divers by Joanna Newsom is A minor.

The primary chords used in divers are Am, F, G, C, Gm, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, F, G, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of divers is approximately 128 beats per minute.

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