Hymn To Her chords by Pretenders (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
F
Am
G/F
Bb
C/E
Fadd9
G7
G
Cadd9
Dm
F/G
Bbadd9

Verse 1
C 
Let me inside you
F 
Into your room
Am 
I've heard it's lined
F 
C 
With the things you don't show
Lay me beside you
G/F 
Down on the floor
F 
I've been your lover
C 
From the womb to the tomb
F 
Am 
I dress as your daughter
Bb 
C 
When the moon becomes round
F 
Am 
You be my mother
F 
C 
When everything's gone
F 
And she will

Chorus 1
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
always carry on
C 
G7 
Something is lost but something is found
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
They will keep on speaking her name
C 
Somethings change
G 
Some stay the same

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Verse 2
C 
Keep beckoning to me
F 
From behind that closed door
Am 
The maid and the mother
F 
C 
And the crone that's grown old
Cadd9 
I hear your voice
F 
Coming out of that hole
Am 
I listen to you
F 
C 
And I want some more
F 
Am 
I listen to you
Bb 
C 
And I want some more
F 
She will

Chorus 2
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
always carry on
C 
G7 
Something is lost but something is found
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
They will keep on speaking her name
C 
Somethings change
G7 
Some stay the same
F 
She will

Chorus 3
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
always carry on
C 
G7 
Something is lost but something is found
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
They will keep on speaking her name
C 
Somethings change
G 
Some stay the same

Bridge 1

Verse 3
C 
Let me inside you
F 
Into your room
Am 
I've heard it's lined
F 
C 
With the things you don't show
Lay me beside you
F 
Down on the floor
Am 
I've been your lover
F 
C 
From the womb to the tomb
F 
Am 
I dress as your daughter
Bb 
C 
When the moon becomes round
F 
Am 
You be my mother
F 
C 
When everything's gone
F 
And she will

Chorus 4
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
always carry on
C 
G7 
Something is lost but something is found
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
They will keep on speaking her name
C 
Somethings change
G 
Some stay the same
F 
G 
She will

Chorus 5
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
always carry on
C 
G7 
Something is lost but something is found
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
They will keep on speaking her name
C 
Somethings change
G 
Some stay the same
F/G 
And she will

Chorus 6
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
always carry on
C 
G7 
Something is lost but something is found
C 
C/E 
Fadd9 
They will keep on speaking her name
C 
Somethings change
G 
Some stay the same
Bbadd9 
Bbadd9 
[Fade out]

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C
F
Am
G/F
Bb
C/E
Fadd9
G7
G
Cadd9
Dm
F/G
Bbadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 95

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G/F: 1-x-0-0-0-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
Bbadd9: 6-x-0-5-6-6

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This is the definitive original version of Hymn To Her by Pretenders, 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 C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Pretenders's performance.