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Gold Rush chords by Ed Sheeran (Official Version)

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E
F#m
A
C#m
B

Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major) Smoke alarm  (F sharp minor) went off at night  (A major) 
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major) I woke up wiped  (F sharp minor) the sleep out of my eye  (A major) 
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major) She left a note,  (F sharp minor) I'll be back in five  (A major) 
E 
F#m 
 (E major) Well I'm still waiting  (F sharp minor) 
A 
for that moment  (A major) to arrive

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Pre-chorus 1

Hey!

I was told to put my job in front of you,

But it won't hold me like you do

Chorus 1
E 
But I do it for the  (E major) love,
F#m 
Waiting on the  (F sharp minor) gold  rush
A 
Keep it on the  (A major) edge
Smoking on a roll up
E 
When I see my  (E major) friends
F#m 
all they say is  (F sharp minor) hold  up
A 
And re (A major) member the time
E 
When we were in school  (E major) 
F#m 
listening to  (F sharp minor) grown ups
A 
Didn't learn a  (A major) thing,
but then again you know what
E 
You know how to  (E major) sing
F#m 
A 
But you  (F sharp minor) don't know anything  (A major) other than that
E 
So maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
E 
And maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
E 
And maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
E 
And maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way

Verse 2
You wanna be loved
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major) I never told  (F sharp minor) her that I liked  (A major) 
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major) The way she dances  (F sharp minor) slightly out  (A major) of time
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major) And pretends  (F sharp minor) she knows the words,  (A major) 
to to a song she's never heard
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major) But I  (F sharp minor) tell  her all the time  (A major) 

Pre-chorus 2

Hey!

I was told to put my job in front of you,

But it won't hold me like you do

Chorus 2
E 
But I do it for the  (E major) love,
F#m 
Waiting on the  (F sharp minor) gold  rush
A 
Keep it on the  (A major) edge
Smoking on a roll up
E 
When I see my  (E major) friends
F#m 
all they say is  (F sharp minor) hold  up
A 
And re (A major) member the time
E 
When we were in school  (E major) 
F#m 
listening to  (F sharp minor) grown ups
A 
Didn't learn a  (A major) thing,
but then again you know what
E 
You know how to  (E major) sing
F#m 
A 
But you  (F sharp minor) don't know anything  (A major) other than that
E 
So maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
E 
And maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
E 
And maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
E 
And maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
You wanna be loved

Solo 1
Hey!
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major) 
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major) 
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major) 
E 
F#m 
A 
 (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major) 

Chorus 3
E 
I do it for the  (E major) love,
F#m 
Waiting on the  (F sharp minor) gold  rush
A 
Keep it on the  (A major) edge
Smoking on a roll up
E 
When I see my  (E major) friends
F#m 
all they say is  (F sharp minor) hold  up
A 
And re (A major) member the time
E 
When we were in school  (E major) 
F#m 
listening to  (F sharp minor) grown ups
A 
Didn't learn a  (A major) thing,
but then again you know what
E 
You know how to  (E major) sing
F#m 
A 
But you  (F sharp minor) don't know anything  (A major) other than that
E 
So maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
E 
And maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
E 
And maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
E 
And maybe you should learn to love  (E major) her
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) like, like the  (A major) way
You wanna be loved

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E
F#m
A
C#m
B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 84

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Gold Rush by Ed Sheeran, 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 major. It suits players who want to learn Gold Rush the way Ed Sheeran intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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