Mumford & Sons - Icarus

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[Chords]
Fmaj7: x33210
E7/G#: 402010
D/F#: 2x0232
 
Note: Instead of E7/G# you can play an E7 chord: 002010
 
N.C. = No chord
* = Strum once
 
[Intro]
C/G
 
[Verse 1]
C/GSee through the smoke
Fmaj7 C/GJust a card in play
G Gadd11* G* Gadd9* G*That you wrote my name on
C/GBreathing in the cold
Fmaj7 C/GHow could she throw me away
G Gadd11* G*
At least wait 'til I have wings on
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Gadd9* G* Fmaj7 C/G DmYou know I kissed her once and she smiled
Fmaj7 C/G DmShe'll never see the boy falling out of the sky
 
[Chorus]
Am C/G Fmaj7 C/GIt took me all I had to turn away from this one
G Gadd11* G*
Thought I'd take my chan____ces
Gadd9* G* Fmaj7 C/GI was blinded, I was young
E7/G#* Am C/GBut then all at once
Fmaj7 C/GI was back to where I begun
G Gadd11* G*
I was burned by the mor_____ning
Gadd9* G* D/F# Fmaj7 C/GI got too close to the sun
 
[Verse 2]
Gm Fmaj7 C/G She said, "Your feathers fit just right
Fmaj7 C/GYou're a fool, you're a climber
G Gadd11* G*
You shoulda called it a night"
Gadd9* G* C/GWell, it turns out (It turns out)
C/GI turned out fine (I turned out fine)
Fmaj7 C/GSo better luck this time
G Gadd11* G*
I'm Icarus, ascen_____ding
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Gadd9* G* Fmaj7 C/G DmYou know I kissed her once and she smiled
Fmaj7 C/G DmShe'll never see the boy falling out of the sky
 
[Chorus]
Am C/G Fmaj7 C/GIt took me all I had to turn away from this one
GThought I'd take my chances
Fmaj7 C/GI was blinded, I was young
E7/G#* Am C/GBut then all at once
Fmaj7 C/GI was back where I'd begun
GI was burned by the morning
D/F# Fmaj7I got too close to the sun
 
[Bridge]
Am C/GShe'll never know
Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7C/G
I was fall___ing, fall___ing
D/F# Fmaj7 C/G*Ya-ahhhh, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah
D/F#* Fmaj7*I got too close to the sun
 
[Chorus]
N.C.
It took me all I had to turn away from this one
N.C.
Thought I'd take my chances
N.C.
I was blinded, I was in love
N.C. Am C/GBut then all at once
Fmaj7 C/GI was back where I'd begun
GI was burned by the morning
D/F# Fmaj7 C/G*I got too close to the sun
 
[Outro]
D/F#* Fmaj7*I got too close to the sun
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