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Place To Be chords by Nick Drake (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
Fsus4
Gm
Bbadd9
Am
F6
Badd9

Intro 1

F

Fsus4

F

Fsus4

Gm

Bbadd9

F

Fsus4

F

Fsus4

Verse 1
Gm 
F 
When I was young, younger
Fsus4 
F 
Fsus4 
than before
Gm 
F 
I never saw the truth hanging
Fsus4 
F 
Fsus4 
from the door
Am 
Gm 
And now I'm older, see it face to face
Am 
Gm 
And now I'm older, gotta get up,
Fsus4 
clean the place

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Interlude 1

F

Fsus4

F

Fsus4

Gm

Bbadd9

F

Fsus4

F

Fsus4

Verse 2
Gm 
F 
And I was green, greener
Fsus4 
F 
Fsus4 
than the hill
Gm 
F 
Where flowers grow and the sun
Fsus4 
F 
Fsus4 
shone still
Am 
Gm 
Now I'm darker than the deepest sea
Am 
Just hand me down,
Gm 
Bbadd9 
give me a place to be

Interlude 2

F

F6

F

Bbadd9

F

F6

F

Bbadd9

F

F6

F

Bbadd9

Bbadd9

F

Fsus4

F

Fsus4

Verse 3
Gm 
F 
And I was strong, strong in the sun
Fsus4 
F 
Fsus4 
Gm 
I thought I'd see
F 
Fsus4 
F 
Fsus4 
when day was done
Am 
Gm 
Now I'm weaker than the palest blue
Am 
Gm 
Badd9 
Oh, so weak in this need for you

Outro 1

F

Fsus4

F

Fsus4

Gm

Badd9

F

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F
Fsus4
Gm
Bbadd9
Am
F6
Badd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F majorBPM: 80

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Fsus4: x-x-3-3-1-1
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Bbadd9: 6-x-0-5-6-6
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
Badd9: x-2-1-x-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Place To Be by Nick Drake, 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 major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Nick Drake's performance.

Place To Be

Nick Drake

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