Willow chords
by Joan Armatrading- Willow was written by Joan Armatrading.
- The song was recorded at Olympic Studios, London.
- Released: October, 1977 from the album Show Some Emotion.
- Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at 120 bpm (♩)
- Chords: C, Csus4, F, F7, Bb, Am, G, G7, G13, Dm7, Em7
- Please note that you don't have to play G13.... G will do, but if you want to capture the drama, give it a try - a very easy chord to play... all charts below.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
ASCII Chord Charts: number = fret, x = don't play, 0 = play open string, (B) Barre Chord
Chord | Guitar | Piano | Chord | Guitar | Piano |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | x32010 | C-E-G | G | 320003 | G-B-D |
Csus4 | x33011 | C-F-G | G7 | 320001 | G-B-D=F |
F | 133211 (B) | F-A-C | G13 | 323030 | G-B-D-F-A-E |
F7 | 131211 (B) | F-A-C-Eb | Dm7 | xx0211 | D-F-A-C |
Bb | x13331 | Bb-D-F | Em7 | 010000 | E-G-B-D |
Am | x02210 | A-C-E | Em7 | 022030 | E-G-B-D |
Willow
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyC Intro: 4/4 | |... Bass Guitar for 6 bars F7 Bb 1. I may not be your best C Bb You know good ones don't come by the score F7 Bb You've got some-thing miss-ing C I'll help you look, you can be sure Bb F7 And if you wan-na be alone Am Some-one to share a laugh G What ev-er you want me to G G7 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Am G All you got-ta | do is ask | | | | | | / / | C F7 Thunder Don't go un-der the sheets C F Light-ning, un-der a tree C G In the rain and snow Dm7 Am G I'll be your fire-|side / / | C Em7 Come run-ning to me Dm7 G G7 When things get out of | hand - | C Em7 Run-ning to me Dm7 G13 G7 When it's more than you can | stand - | C Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Chorus: I said, "I'm | strong |... | | | C Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Straight |... | | | C F C Will-ing To be a Shel-ter in a storm" F C Your wil-low oh wil-low F C F C Csus4 C Csus4 When the | sun is out | 𝄎 | | | | | G F C Csus4 Instr: | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | | G F C Csus4 | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | | | F7 Bb 2. A fight with your best girl C Bb Pret-ti-est thing you ev-er saw F7 Bb You know I'll lis-ten C Try to get a mes-sage to her Bb F7 And if it's mon-ey you want Am Or trou-ble halved G What ev-er you want me to G G7 All you got-ta do is ask C Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Chorus: I said, "I'm strong |... | | | C Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Straight |... | | | C F C Will-ing To be a Shel-ter in a storm" F C Your wil-low oh wil-low F C F When the | sun is out | 𝄎 | C Chorus: Shel-ter in a storm F C Your wil-low, oh wil-low F C F When the | sun is out | 𝄎 | C Chorus: Shel-ter in a storm F C Your wil-low, oh wil-low F C F When the | sun is out | 𝄎 | C Chorus: Shel-ter in a storm F C Your wil-low, oh wil-low F C F When the sun is out...
Notes:
- | C | / / Am G | means (in 4/4 time) - 6 beats of C, 1 beat of Am and 1 beat of G
- / = repeat sign
- This could have been written as
| C | C C Am G | - | G - G7 | or | G13 - G7 | means 2 beats on each chord
- The bars are set with the lyrics directly below the chords due to the Transposer, but they all line up pretty well.
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- Willow