Would That I chords by
Hozier (Official Version)

2019Folk1.3K views

Key: F majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

F

F

F

F

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Verse 1
F F 
 
True that I saw her hair
like the branch of a tree
Bb Bb 
 
Willow dancing on air before covering me
Under cotton and calicoes
Over canopy dapple long ago
F F 
 
F F 
 

Verse 2
F F 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
True that love in withdrawal
F F 
 
was the weepin' of me
That the sound of the saw
Bb Bb 
 
must be known by the tree
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
Must be felled for to fight     the cold
Bb Bb 
 
I fretted fire, but that was long ago
F F 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
F F 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 

Chorus 1
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And it's not tonight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Where I'm set alight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
And I blink in sight
Bb Bb 
 
Of your blinding light
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, it's not tonight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Where you hold me tight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Light a fire bright
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, let it blaze alright
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, but you're good to me,
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
oh, you're good to me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, but you're good to me,

Interlude 1

F

F

F

F

(baby)

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Verse 3
F F 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
With the roar of the fire,
F F 
 
my heart rose to its feet
Bb Bb 
 
Like the ashes of ash I saw rise in the heat
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
Settle soft and as pure      as snow
Bb Bb 
 
I fell in love with the fire long ago
F F 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 

Verse 4
F F 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
With each love I cut loose,
F F 
 
I was never the same
Watching still-living roots
Bb Bb 
 
be consumed by the flame
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
I was fixed on your hand      of gold
Bb Bb 
 
Layin' waste to my lovin' long ago
F F 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 

Chorus 2
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
That's not tonight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Where I'm set alight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
And I blink in sight
Bb Bb 
 
Of your blinding light
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, and it's not tonight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Where you hold me tight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Light the fire bright
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, let it blaze alright, honey
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, you're good to me,
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
oh, you're good to me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, but you're good to me,

Interlude 2

Dm

Bb

Dm

Gm

Bb

(baby)

Verse 5
F F 
 
So in awe, there I stood
as you licked off the grain
Though I've handled the wood,
Bb Bb 
 
I still worship the flame
Long as amber of ember glows
All the "would that I'd loved" is long ago
F F 
 
F F 
 

Chorus 3
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And it's not tonight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Where I'm set alight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
And I blink in sight
Bb Bb 
 
Of  your blinding light
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, and it's not tonight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When you hold me tight
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Light the fire bright
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, it blaze alright
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, you're good to me,
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
oh, you're good to me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, but you're good to me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, oh, you're good to me,
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
you're good to me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Oh, but you're good to me, baby

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Bb Fsus2 Bbsus2 Dm...

Chords

F
Bb
Fsus2
Bbsus2
Dm
C
Gm

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
Bbsus2: x-1-3-3-1-1
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Would That I by Hozier, 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 Hozier's performance.

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