Opening Chords by Ed Sheeran

[Verse]

       C
It's a long way up from rock bottom
 
There's been times 

I felt I could fall further
       C
I have loved and lost 

and feared and prayed
            Am  G      
But now the day bursts 
C    G   F   C
wild and o-pen
       C
I have cried tears 

at my brother's grave
 
I have shaken hands 

with my wife's surgeon
        C
I spent weeks inside 

the darkest cage
            Am  G      
But now the day bursts 
C    G   F C
wild and open
 
 
[Refrain]
          Em      F   
There's a time to cry, 
          C       G
there's a time to fall
          Em       F         
There's a time for holding on 
         C      G
but then let it go
          Em      F          C       G
Thеre's a time to run to the arms of hopе
        Am  G      C    G   N.C.
And the day bursts wild and open
 
 
[Verse]

Am
  I was raised by the church
 
Quiet boy, still far from fizzlin'
 
Not the pop star 

they say they prefer
 
Kept quiet, but 

I came to be heard
F
Been a long time on top, 

but I ain't complacent
 
If I look down, 

I can see replacements
 
Late-night drive 

and my heartbeat racing
           G
Gotta make dreams and chase 'em
Am
  Taking my fair share of that ridicule, 

but the words are not applicable
                        
Gotta look formidable, 

me and that guy are 
               F
in a different place
 
Undefeated but that's tempting fate
 
Two of them tried but 

I won both cases
 
Won't get back all the time 

they've wasted
        G
I'm not losing steam
Am
  In this world there's no relaxing
 
I've been here 

since migraine skankin'
 
Never been cool, 

but never been a has been
 
I kept on your couch 

if you knew me back then
F
Go tell 'em bout 

the walls you're trapped in
 
Gotta keep this  pace
 
Don't tell me how to drop this break
  N.C.              
I built my own brick 
         G
through constant playing 
Am
  SB died, couldn't stop this pain
 
I look at the dots in space
 
I wonder if he's proud
 
Or thinks that his 

best friend lost his way
F
Keep it together for my daughters
 
Gotta come natural
 
I don't wanna force it
 
If it is not factual, 

don't support it
                 
Every year I gotta 
              G
re-swim these waters
 
 
[Chorus]
       F
Draw a line
                         
For the sake of all your 
G
family and friends
       Am
Draw a line
                   G
So history doesn't happen again
       F
Draw a line
                   
For the day to start 
    G
the night has to end
       Am
Draw a line
                 G
For all of these goals
 
 
[Verse]

Am
  Too high to fly this plane
 
Too fucked to drive this range
 
Can't remember the last time 

I was on my own without Kev
 
It's kind of strange
F
Not being the same since 19
 
Never pushed Ly on a swing
 
I gotta wear disguises
 
I'm up for trading lives sometimes
              G
And it may surprise 'em
Am
  Every stadium, 

I've played it
 
But I would still do it for free
 
Gotta keep standards
 
Top of the top of the tree
 
Press still got problems with me
F
 When school starts 

I might peace out
 
Till then 

I keep chasing the dream
 
I could end it, but 

I don't wanna reach out
               G
Cause he means nothing to me
      Am
Don't worry about 

what I make
 
Don't trip them up to win this race
 
When your career's in a risky place
 
Everything seems like a big mistake
      F
Still looking for shit to say
 
Deluding myself that 

they'll still relate
 
Depression I keep at bay
 
Tomorrow is a different day
G              
Me and that guy 
         Am
we don't speak no more
 
And no bother he's not sure
 
So what is the reason for
 
My heart's been broke so many times 

by loved ones that 

I don't ever feel like talking
F
 So heed that warning
 
Circuits keep getting smaller
                                  
All I need is Chez and my daughters 
                       G
and a few friends that help me
 
 
[Chorus]

       F
Draw a line
                 G
For the sake of 
       Am
Draw a line
                    G
Allow yourself some moments to cry
       F
Draw a line
                
And leave the past 
     G
that hurt you behind 
       Am
Draw a line
                 G
For all of these goals
       F
Draw a line
                        G
Be grateful that you've been 

where you've been
       Am
Draw a line
                     
And recognise the path 
     G
that happened between
       F
Draw a line
                   
There's future here 
       G
that's yet to be seen
       Am
Draw a line
 
 
[Outro]

C
 And the day bursts wild and open

Track Info

• Song: Opening
• Artist: Ed Sheeran
• Written by Ed Sheeran, Cirkut, Blake Slatkin, Omer Fedi, Dave & Johnny McDaid
• Produced by Blake Slatkin, Cirkut, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid & Omer Fedi
• Album: Play
• Release Date: 12 September 2025