Cornerstone Chords
Cornerstone by Benjamin Clementine is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, Am, F, G and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Em C Em C
Em C
I'm alone in a box of stone
Em C
When all is said and done
Em C
As the wind blows to the east from the west
Em
Unto this bed, my tears have their solemn rest
C Am F C
I am lonely, alone in a box of stone
Am F
They claim to love me but they all lying
C Am F
I been lonely alone in a box of my own
C Am F
And this is the place, I now belong
C G F
Its my home, home, home, home, home, home, home, home
C G F C
Its my home, home, home, home, home, home, home, home
Em
It wasnt easy getting used to this
C
I used to scream
Em
Its not true, that its only when the door is locked
C
That nobody enters
Em C
Cuz mine has been open till your demise
Em
But none had come, well who am I
What have I done, what have I done?
C Am F C
I've been lonely, alone in a box of my own
Am F
They claim to be near me but they were all lying, it's not true
C Am F
I been lonely, alone in a box of my own
C Am F
This is the place I now belong
C G F
Its my home, home, home, home, home, home, home, home
C G F
Its my home, home, home, home, home, home, home, home
Ponte
C
Friends, I have met
Dm G
Lovers have slept and wept
C Dm G
Promises to stay had never been kept
C Dm G
This bare truth of which most wont share
F G
I hope you share
C Am F C
Cuz I been lonely, alone in a box of my own
Am F
They claim to love me and be near me but they all lying
C Am F
I been lonely, alone in the box of my stone
C Am F
And this is the place I now belong
C G F
Its my home, home, home, home, home, home, home, home
C G F
Its my home, home, home, home, home, home, home, home