Butchered Tongue Chords by Hozier

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Key: D · BPM: 88 · Difficulty: Intermediate · Chords: Bm, D, Gmaj7, A, F#m, G, Em
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[Intro]

Bm D Gmaj7
 
[Verse]

     Bm               D
As a child it was the place names
        Gmaj7
Singin' at me as the first thing
        Bm              A         
How the mouth must be employed in 
      F#m
every corner of itself
        G      D          
To say "Appalacicola" or 
                        Gmaj7
"Hushpukena", like "Gweebarra"
  Em             A                 D
A promise softly sung of somewhere else
 
 
 
[Chorus]

         G                        
And as a young man blessed to pass 
             Bm
so many road signs
            G                           
And have my foreign ear made fresh again 
A                F#m
on each unlikely sound
            G              
But feel at home, hearin' 
  D          Bm             F#m
a music that few still understand
            Em                   
A butchered tongue still singin' 
A                     D
here above the ground
 
 
 
[Verse]

    Bm                     D        
The ears were chopped from young men 
       G
if the pitch cap didn't kill them
         Bm             A        
They are buried without scalp in 
              F#m
the shattered bedrock of our home
        G               D
You may never know your fortune
          G                 Em           
Until the distance has been shown between 
        A
what is lost forever
                      D
And what can still be known
 
 
[Chorus]

            G            
So far from home to have 
                       Bm
a stranger call you, "Darling"
              G                            
And have your guarded heart 

be lifted like 
  A               F#m
a child up by the hand
          G                 
In some town that just means 
 D
'Home' to them
             Bm            F#m
With no translator left to sound
            Em                   
A butchered tongue still singin' 
A              D
here above the ground
 
Bm D Gmaj7 F#m
Bm D Gmaj7 Bm
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ℹ️ About This Song

On the 18th of August 2023, the track was released. The track was written & sung by Hozier.

Chords Info

  • Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
  • Key: D
  • Chords: Bm, D, Gmaj7, A, F#m, G, Em
  • BPM: 88
  • Suggested Strumming:
  • D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Butchered Tongue

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What key is Butchered Tongue in?

Butchered Tongue is in the key of D.

What chords do I need for Butchered Tongue?

You need Bm, D, Gmaj7, A, F#m, G, Em to play Butchered Tongue by Hozier.

Do I need a capo for Butchered Tongue?

No capo is needed to play Butchered Tongue by Hozier.

How hard is Butchered Tongue to play on guitar?

Butchered Tongue by Hozier is rated Intermediate. It includes some barre chords or slash chords.

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