The Observatory Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays422

The Observatory by The White Buffalo is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, Am and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
   C       F           G               C          F        G 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----1---------1-------3-------0----------------------------0-------0--| 
G|-----0---------2-------4-------4-------------0-------2--------0---0----| 
D|---2----3----3-------5---5---5---5-----0-h-2---3---3------0-----0------| 
A|-3---------3---------------5---------3-----------3---------------------| 
E|---------1--------3-------------------------------------3--------------| 

verse 1 
C            F         G 
Into my mind, into the deep 
         C            F       G 
Taking me up to the observatory 
          C             F      G 
See if the moon and the stars agree 
              C   F    G 
To take me out 

verse 2 
C            F         G 
Where is the answer 
             C        F       G 
Where you been hiding 
               C           F     G 
What's you been running from 
                    C   F    G 
Two worlds colliding 

         Am 
Everybody hides 
          F 
Everybody bleeds 
          C 
Everybody wants 
          G 
Everybody needs 
    C   F    G 
Love 
                      C   F    G 
but maybe i ain't the one 
                     C   F    G 
Maybe i ain't the one
 
C   F    G 

verse 3 
C            F              G 
The horizon calls from the east 
       C         F         G 
Oh the sky, it begs and pleads 
       C     F         G 
Get up boy  off your knees 
           C     F      G 
Look around 

          Am 
Everybody hides 
          F 
Everybody bleeds 
          C 
Everybody hurts 
          G 
Everybody feels 
          Am 
Everybody cries 
          F 
Everybody dreams 
          C 
Everybody wants 
          G 
Everybody needs 
     C   F    G 
Love 
             C   F    G 
And i am one 
         C   F    G 
I am one 

C   F    G 

           Am 
Everybody hides 
           F 
Everybody bleeds 
           C 
Everybody hurts 
           G 
Everybody feels 
            Am 
Everybodys right 
            F 
Everybodys wrong 
           C 
Everybodys old 
           G 
Everybodys young 
           Am 
Everybodys low 
          F 
Everybodys high 
          C 
Everybody lives 
          G 
Everybody dies 
          Am 
Everybody cries 
           F 
Everybody dreams 
          C 
Everybody wants 
          G 
Everybody needs 
     C   F    G 
Love 
             C   F    G 
And i am one 
         C   F    G 
I am one 

C   F    G 

Outro 
Bb  F   C  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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100 BPM Andante