Almost Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays437

Almost by Tracy Chapman is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, Am, Bm and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Em         C 
Almost got what I want 
Am           Bm 
Almost found what I lost 
Em           C 
Almost saved you and myself 
Am                Bm 
Almost won but it doesn't count 
    Em         C  
And never does 
Am          Bm 
Never does 

Em 
One green light 
C                    Am 
One more ring of the telephone 
Em 
One more step 
C 
One more second 
Am 
And I almost 
Bm 
Almost 

Em         C 
Almost got what I want 
Am           Bm 
Almost found what I lost 
Em           C 
Almost saved you and myself 
Am                Bm 
Almost won but it doesn't count 
    Em         C  
And never does 
Am          Bm 
Never does 

Em 
One hello 
C                        Am         Bm 
Just one kiss before the tears come 
Em 
One yes 
C 
One chance 
      Am 
And I almost 
       Bm 
Almost almost almost 

Em         C 
Almost got what I want 
Am           Bm 
Almost found what I lost 
Em           C 
Almost saved you and myself 
Am                Bm 
Almost won but it doesn't count 
    Em         C  
And never does 
Am          Bm 
Never does 

D           Em 
One day one year 
      C      
5,000 weeks 
          Am 
A life of good works and good deeds 
Em               C 
Let me be let me be closer 
Am 
Or let me be 
Bm 
Let me be 
Let me be 

Em         C 
Almost got what I want 
Am           Bm 
Almost found what I lost 
Em           C 
Almost saved you and myself 
Am                Bm 
Almost won but it doesn't count 
    Em         C  
And never does 
Am          Bm 
Never does 

Em 
One good guess 
  C                            Am       Bm 
A question with an answer that I know 
Em 
One idea 
C 
One grand notion 
      Am 
And I almost 
       Bm 
Almost almost almost 


Em         C 
Almost got what I want 
Am           Bm 
Almost found what I lost 
Em           C 
Almost saved you and myself 
Am                Bm 
Almost won but it doesn't count 
    Em         C  
And never does 
Am          Bm 
Never does 
Em         C 
Never does 
Am         Bm 
Never does 
    	

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