Howling chords by
Noah Kahan (Official Version)

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Key: F# minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Am

C/G

Fmaj7

Fmaj7

Am

C/G

Fmaj7

Fmaj7

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
Where to begin?
Oh, let's pretend we never met
C/G C/G 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
So I can disappear a moment
Am Am 
 
I've been tryna swim with both my hands
C/G C/G 
 
behind my back
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
My dear, I always feared the ocean
Am Am 
 
C/G C/G 
 
And somehow this one word
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
in my mouth was left un       spoken
Am Am 
 
And I won't admit my parents split
C/G C/G 
 
when I got sick
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
But I refuse to be a burden

Chorus 1
C C 
 
And I said
Is there something keeping me here
G/D G/D 
 
for the minute, darling?
Did you find the key
Am Am 
 
and what is the meaning of it?
'Cause honey,
sometimes I feel this emptiness
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Howling out
C C 
 
Is there something keeping me here
G/D G/D 
 
for the minute, darling?
Did I lose my mind
Am Am 
 
and am I still looking for it?
'Cause I don't know why
I feel this emptiness
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Howling out, howling out

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
You're not alone, the world is small
C/G C/G 
 
And I am sick  of all the talk
F F 
 
F6 F6 
 
of finding purpose
Am Am 
 
Love comes and goes
C/G C/G 
 
but the big black dog, he trails alone
F F 
 
Am I the only one who knows him?
F6 F6 
 
Am Am 
 
Now, and somehow I gained
C/G C/G 
 
F F 
 
F6 F6 
 
fifteen pounds but lost my focus
Am Am 
 
And I suffocate things slow
C/G C/G 
 
until I'm just  a black fly
F F 
 
F6 F6 
 
circling my bullshit

Chorus 2
C C 
 
Is there something keeping me here
G/D G/D 
 
for the minute, darling?
Did you find the key
Am Am 
 
and what is the meaning of it?
'Cause honey,
sometimes I feel this emptiness
F/C F/C 
 
Howling out
C C 
 
Is there something keeping me here
G/D G/D 
 
for the minute, darling?
Did I lose my mind
Am Am 
 
and am I still looking for it?
'Cause I don't know why
I feel this emptiness
F/C F/C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Howling out,     howling out

Bridge 1
Am Am 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Deep blue, deep blue, 050      72
Am Am 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Deep blue, deep blue, 050      72
Am Am 
 
Where to begin?
Oh, let's pretend we never met
C/G C/G 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
So I can disappear a moment
Am Am 
 
I've been tryna swim with both my hands
C/G C/G 
 
behind my back
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
My dear, I always feared the ocean

Chorus 3
C C 
 
And I said
Is there something keeping me here
G G 
 
for the minute, darling?
Did you find the key,
Am Am 
 
then what is the meaning of this?
'Cause honey,
sometimes I feel this emptiness
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Howling out
C C 
 
Tell me one thing keeping me here
G G 
 
for the minute, honey
But if I leave you now,
Am Am 
 
then what's out there waiting for me?
I don't know why
I feel this emptiness
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Howling out, howling

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm C/G Fmaj7 C G/D...

Chords

Am
C/G
Fmaj7
C
G/D
F
F6
F/C
G

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

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 Howling by Noah Kahan, 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 F# minor. It suits players who want to learn Howling the way Noah Kahan intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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