Martha Sways Chords

KeyG# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays487

Martha Sways by Andy Shauf is a guitar song played in the key of G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G#
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 

e |--x------x------x------x----| 
G#|---0------0-----0------0----| 
E |----0------0------5------5--| 
B |--5------2------7------4----| x2 
F#|--5------2------7------0----| 
B |--5------2------7------0----| 



Verse 

e |--x------x------x------x----| 
G#|---0------0-----0------0----| 
E |----0------0------5------5--| 
B |--5------2------7------4----| 
F#|--5------2------7------0----| 
B |--5------2------7------0----| 

Martha sways 
Pretty just like you 
I held her close 
Like i held you 

Martha sways 
And i follow suit 
She fills my glass 
And i toss it back 


Pre-Chorus 

e |--x----| 
G#|---0---| 
E |----5--| 
B |--7----| 
F#|--7----| 
B |--7----| 

Into the space that once held you 


Chorus 

e |------x------x------x------x----| 
G#|-------0------0------0------0---| 
E |--------5------5------5------5--| 
B |------3------3------7------4----| 
F#|------3------3------7------0----| 
B |--0-2-3------3------7------0----| 

And dance dance to the radio 
While the devil takes control 
Dance dance to the radio 
While the devil takes control 


Verse 

e |--x------x------x------x----| 
G#|---0------0-----0------0----| 
E |----0------0------5------5--| 
B |--5------2------7------4----| 
F#|--5------2------7------0----| 
B |--5------2------7------0----| 

There's a weight 
Holding me down 
Martha says 
It's all in my head 

I look at the lights 
Dancing in her eyes 
And i wanna die 
Dancing in her eyes 


Chorus 

e |------x------x------x------x----| 
G#|-------0------0------0------0---| 
E |--------5------5------5------5--| 
B |------3------3------7------4----| 
F#|------3------3------7------0----| 
B |--0-2-3------3------7------0----| 

Dance dance to the radio 
While the devil takes control x4 


Verse 

e |--x------x------x------x----| 
G#|---0------0-----0------0----| 
E |----0------0------5------5--| 
B |--5------2------7------4----| 
F#|--5------2------7------0----| 
B |--5------2------7------0----| 

Martha spins 
And i catch her hand 
She smiles and laughs 
Bringing me back  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante