Emmylou chords by
First Aid Kit (Official Version)

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Key: F# majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

C

Em7

Am7

F

C

Em7

Am7

F

Verse 1
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
Oh the bitter winds are coming in
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
And I'm already missing the summer
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
Stockholm's cold  but I've  been told
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
I was born to endure this kind of weather
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
When it's you I find  like a ghost in my mind
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
I am defeated and I gladly wear the crown

Chorus 1
C C 
 
F F 
 
I'll be your Emmylou and I'll be your June
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
If    you'll be my Gram and my Johnny too
C C 
 
F F 
 
No, I'm not asking much of you
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Just sing  little darling, sing with me

Verse 2
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Now so much I know
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
that things just don't grow
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
If you don't bless them with
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
your patience
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
And I've been there before I held  up the door
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
For every stranger with a promise
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
But I'm holding back,
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
that's the strength that I lack
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Every morning keeps returning
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
at my window
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
And it brings me to you
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
and I won't just pass through
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
But I'm not asking for a storm

Chorus 2

C

F

I'll be your Emmylou and I'll be your June

Am7

G

If you'll be my Gram and my Johnny too

C

F

No, I'm not asking much of you

Am7

G

C

Just sing little darling, sing with me

Bridge 1
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
And yes I might
F F 
 
C C 
 
have lied to you
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
But you wouldn't benefit
F F 
 
C C 
 
from knowing the truth
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
I was frightened but I  held fast
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
I need you now at long last

Chorus 3

C

F

I'll be your Emmylou and I'll be your June

Am

G

If you'll be my Gram and my Johnny too

C

F

No, I'm not asking much of you

Am

G

C

Just sing little darling, sing with me

Chorus 4
C C 
 
F F 
 
I'll be your Emmylou and I'll be your June
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
If    you'll be my Gram and my Johnny too
C C 
 
F F 
 
No, I'm not asking much of you
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Just sing  little darling, sing with me
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Just sing  little darling, sing with me

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC Em7 Am7 F G...

Chords

C
Em7
Am7
F
G
Am

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

Capo: 6

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the original studio version of Emmylou by First Aid Kit, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of F# major. It suits players who want to learn Emmylou the way First Aid Kit intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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