Spanish Sahara chords by
Foals (Official Version)
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Key: A minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

F

Am

C

Am

G

F

Am

C

Am

G

Verse 1
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
So I walked into the haze
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
And a million dirty waves
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Now I see you lying there
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Like a lilo losing air, air
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Black rocks and shoreline surf
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Still dead summer I cannot bear
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
And I wipe the sand from my eyes
C C 
 
The Spanish Sahara,
Am Am 
 
the place that you'd wan na
G G 
 
Leave the horror here

Chorus 1
F F 
 
Forget the horror here
Am Am 
 
Forget the horror here
C C 
 
Leave it all down here
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
It's future rust and it's future dust
F F 
 
Forget the horror here
Am Am 
 
Forget the horror here
C C 
 
Leave it all down here
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
It's future rust and it's future

Interlude 1

F

F

Am

Am

(dust)

C

C

Am

G

Verse 2
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Now the waves they drag you down
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Carry you to broken ground
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Oh, I'll find you in the sand
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Wipe you clean with dirty hands
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
So God damn this boiling space
C C 
 
The Spanish Sahara,
Am Am 
 
the place that you'd wan na
G G 
 
Leave the horror here

Chorus 2
F F 
 
Forget the horror here
Am Am 
 
Forget the horror here
C C 
 
Leave it all down here
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
It's future rust and it's future dust
F F 
 
I'm the fury in your head
Am Am 
 
I'm the fury in your bed
C C 
 
I'm the ghost
Am Am 
 
in the back of your head
G G 
 
'Cause I am

Chorus 3
F F 
 
I'm the fury in your head
Am Am 
 
I'm the fury in your bed
C C 
 
I'm the ghost
Am Am 
 
in the back of your head
G G 
 
'Cause I am
F F 
 
I'm the fury in your head
Am Am 
 
I'm the fury in your bed
C C 
 
I'm the ghost
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
in the back of your head

Interlude 2
'Cause I am
F F 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
G G

Chorus 4
F F 
 
Forget the horror here
Am Am 
 
Forget the horror here
C C 
 
Leave it all down here
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
It's future rust and it’s future dust
F F 
 
A choir of furies in your head
Am Am 
 
A choir of furies in your bed
C C 
 
I'm the ghost
Am Am 
 
in the back of your head
G G 
 
'Cause I am

Chorus 5
F F 
 
A choir of furies in your head
Am Am 
 
A choir of furies in your bed
C C 
 
I'm the ghost
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
in the back of your head
'Cause I am
F F 
 
A choir of furies in your head
Am Am 
 
A choir of furies in your bed
C C 
 
I'm the ghost
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
in the back of your head

Outro 1
'Cause I am
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F6 F6 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
F F

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Am C G F6

Chords

F
Am
C
G
F6

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

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

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Spanish Sahara by Foals, 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 A minor. It suits players who want to learn Spanish Sahara the way Foals intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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