When You Come chords by
Crowded House (Official Version)
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Key: E majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Verse 1
E E 
 
When you come across the sea
D6 D6 
 
Me like a beacon guiding you to safety
The sooner the better now
E E 
 
And when you come,
the hills will breathe, like a baby
Pulled up heaving
D6 D6 
 
from the bottom of the ocean

Verse 2
The sooner the better now
E E 
 
And when you come
to cover me with your kisses
Fresh like a daisy,
D6 D6 
 
chained up in a lion's den
The sooner the better now
E E 
 
I'll know you by the thunderclap
Pouring like a rain of blood
D6 D6 
 
to my emotions

Pre-chorus 1

C#m

And that is why

I stumble to my knees

Chorus 1
B6 B6 
 
A6 A6 
 
And why underneath the Heavens
B6 B6 
 
A6 A6 
 
With the stars burning and exploding
B6 B6 
 
I know, where
A6 A6 
 
I could never let you down
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
When you come

Interlude 1

Verse 3
E E 
 
When you come
like an iceberg float in darkness
Smashing my hull,
D6 D6 
 
send me to the bottom of the sea
I should know you better now
E E 
 
A A 
 
B7sus4 B7sus4 
 
E E 
 
And when you come your      majesty
D6 D6 
 
to entrap me Prince of light receding

Verse 4
The sooner the better now
E E 
 
And when you come to cover me
D6 D6 
 
With your kisses hard like armor
The sooner the better now
E E 
 
A A 
 
B7sus4 B7sus4 
 
E E 
 
I'll know you by the       thunderclap
Pouring like a rain of blood
D6 D6 
 
to my emotions

Pre-chorus 2

C#m

Hey, that is why

I stumble to my knees

Chorus 2

And why underneath the Heavens

With the stars burning and exploding

I know, where

A7sus4

I could never let you down

Interlude 2

Bridge 1
E E 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
D7 D7 
 
She came out of the water
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
D7 D7 
 
E E 
 
into my horizon
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
D7 D7 
 
Like a cumulonimbus
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
D7 D7 
 
E E 
 
coming in from a distance
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
D7 D7 
 
Burning and exploding,
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
D7 D7 
 
E E 
 
burning and exploding
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
D7 D7 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
D7 D7 
 
Like a slow volcano

Outro 1
E E 
 
D D 
 
When you come, when you come
Cover the ground, cover the ground
E E 
 
D D 
 
With ashes, with ashes
E E 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
Baby, when you come
E E 
 
Nothing changes, now
D D 
 
When you come
E E 
 
Burning and exploding
D D 
 
E E 
 
When you come, when you come

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE D6 C#m A B6...

Chords

E
D6
C#m
A
B6
A6
A7sus4
B7sus4
D7sus4
D7
D

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B6: 7-x-6-8-7-x
A6: x-0-2-2-2-2
A7sus4: x-0-2-0-3-0
B7sus4: x-2-2-2-0-2
D7sus4: x-x-0-2-1-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of When You Come by Crowded House, 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 E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Crowded House's performance.

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