When Am I Gonna Lose You chords by Local Natives (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

E
C#m
G#m
D#m
Emaj7
C#m7
B

Intro 1

C#m

G#m

D#m

G#m

Verse 1
Emaj7 
C#m7 
Wait,    when am I gonna lose you?
G#m 
How will I let you slip through?
D#m 
G#m 
Careless or unkind?
Emaj7 
C#m7 
Trace    the curving on the coastline
G#m 
The Santa Lucia cliffside
D#m 
B 
We'll stay  here for the night

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Pre-chorus 1

I remember you said

Everything has its place

Now I lie in our bed

D#m

Wondering how to explain

Chorus 1
Emaj7 
You
G#m 
B 
C#m7 
When  am I gonna lose you?
G#m 
B 
Emaj7 
When  am I gonna lose you?
G#m 
B 
C#m7 
When  am I gonna lose you?
G#m 
D#m 
Emaj7 
When  am I gonna lose

Verse 2
Emaj7 
C#m7 
Take     another one if you need it
G#m 
Or do you already feel it?
D#m 
G#m 
I felt  it from the start
Emaj7 
C#m7 
A gray     silhouette of you dancing
G#m 
A shadow play that we're cast in
D#m 
B 
On    the cabin walls

Pre-chorus 2

You were floating to me

In a slow motion fade

Could I finally see

D#m

Between belief and faith?

Chorus 2
Emaj7 
You
G#m 
B 
C#m7 
When  am I gonna lose you?
G#m 
B 
Emaj7 
When  am I gonna lose you?
G#m 
B 
C#m7 
When  am I gonna lose you?
G#m 
D#m 
When  am I gonna lose

Bridge 1
Emaj7 
B 
Emaj7 
B 
Emaj7 
I remember you closing the shutters
B 
And laying down by my side
Emaj7 
And the light that was still slipping through
B 
It was painting your body in stripes
Emaj7 
I remember the trees summoned down
B 
Like an archangel choir
Emaj7 
And the ocean was all we could see
B 
And I knew that I wanted you
Emaj7 
I remember you closing the shutters
G#m 
B 
And laying down by my side
C#m7 
And the light that was still slipping through
G#m 
B 
It was painting your body in stripes
Emaj7 
I remember the trees summoned down
G#m 
B 
Like an archangel choir
C#m7 
And the ocean was all we could see
G#m 
D#m 
And I knew  that I wanted you

Chorus 3
Emaj7 
G#m 
B 
When  am I gonna lose
C#m7 
G#m 
B 
Emaj7 
When  am I gonna lose you?
G#m 
B 
C#m7 
When  am I gonna lose you, you
G#m 
B 
When  am I gonna lose
C#m7 
G#m 
B 
Emaj7 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

E
C#m
G#m
D#m
Emaj7
C#m7
B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G# minorBPM: 71

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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
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
D#m: x-6-8-8-7-x
Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of When Am I Gonna Lose You by Local Natives, 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 G# minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Local Natives's performance.