Mumford And Sons - Babel Chords & Tabs

 

Babel Chords & Tabs

Mumford And Sons Chords & Tabs

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Babel Chords

   
This is chords for songs off this album that I have heard. I will add the others when 
I've heard them.

1.Babel(Coming Soon)
2.Whispers in the Dark
3.I Will Wait
4.Holland Road
5.Ghosts that we Knew
6.Lover of the Light
7.Lovers' Eyes
8.Reminder(Coming Soon)
9.Hopeless Wanderer
10.Broken Crown(Coming Soon)
11.Below my Feet
12.Not with Haste(Coming Soon)
13.For those Below(Coming Soon)
14.The Boxer
15.Where are You Now?

1.Babel
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2.Whispers in the Dark
Chords to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLCgb1QNIOQ

Capo 2

C                       Am
You hold your truth so purely
               G        F       Am
Swerve not through the minds of men
                G
This lie, it is dead
C                             Am
And this cup of yours tastes holy
                      G        F       Am
A brush with the devil can clear your mind
                      G
And strengthen your spine



       Am          F                C
But fingers tap into what you were once
         Am             F            C
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance


F                C
Whispers in the dark
         G                       Am
Steal a kiss and you'll break a heart
            F                       C
Pick up your clothes and curl your toes
            G              Am
Learn your lesson, lead me home
         F             C
Spare my sins for the ark
         G        Am
I was to slow to depart
      F                 Am
I'm a cad but I'm not a flawed
      G                  C
I set out to serve the Lord.
F       C
But my heart
     F                C
Was colder when you'd gone
F          C
I lost my head
    F                      C
But found the one that I loved
        F    C
Under the sun
       G     C
Under the sun


       Am          F                C
But fingers tap into what you were once
         Am             F            C
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance
       Am          F                C
But fingers tap into what you were once
         Am             F            C
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance


F       C
But my heart
F                     C     F
Was colder when you'd gone
           C
I lost my head
F                       C
But still, while we are young
             Am   C
While we are young
             Am   C
While we are young
             Am   C
While we are young
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3.I Will Wait
Chords to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kS8RTRi7HA

Capo 1

C
And I came home
       F
Like a stone
          C                G
And I fell heavy into your arms
             C
These days of dust
            F
Which we've known
           C                 G
Will blow away with this new sun

    Am    G    C
And I'll kneel down
F    C   G
Wait for now
    Am    G    C
And I'll kneel down
     F  C     G
Know my ground

    C                             Em   G
And I will wait, I will wait for you
    C                             Em   G
And I will wait, I will wait for you


            C
So break my step
      F
And relent
       C                  G
You forgave and I won't forget
                C
Know what we've seen
             F
And him with less
            C
Now in some way
            G
Shake the excess

 C                                Em   G
But I will wait, I will wait for you
 C                                Em   G
And I will wait, I will wait for you
 C                                Em   G
And I will wait, I will wait for you
 C                                Em   G
And I will wait, I will wait for you

 C
So I'll be bold
            F
As well as strong
           C                     G
And use my head alongside my heart
           C
So take my flesh
           F
And fix my eyes
              C                      G
That tethered mind free from the lies

    Am     G      C
But I'll kneel down
  F   C    G
Wait for now
Am    G     C
I'll kneel down
    F   C    G
Know my ground

 Am   G   C
Raise my hands
 F           C    G
Paint my spirit gold
    Am  G   C
And bow my head
 F         C    G
Keep my heart slow

 C                                  Em   G
Cause I will wait, I will wait for you
 C                                Em   G
And I will wait, I will wait for you
 C                                Em   G
And I will wait, I will wait for you
 C                                Em   G    C
And I will wait, I will wait for you

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4.Holland Road (Home)
Chords to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8P6U_80r7Y

Capo 5

  Am    G               C
I ran away in floods of shame
            G              Am
I'll never tell how close I came
      G                 C
As I cross the Holland road
  Am     G                C
You went left and I went right
       G                   Am
As the moon hung proud and white
             G             C
You would of loved it here tonight


 Am                  F
Spin me round just to pin me down
      C                      G
On the cover of this strange bed
 Am                  F        C
Spin me round just to pin me down


Am            G                   C
Roll out your questions keep them down
        G             Am
Let the water lead us home
          G                  C
And I was sorry for what I'd done

Am       G               C
You were young I was not old
        G              Am
But our story was not told
          G              C
But torn apart by greedy hands


 Am                  F
Spin me round just to pin me down
      C                      G
On the cover of this strange bed
 Am                  F        C
Spin me round just to pin me down


 Am                  F
Spin me round just to pin me down
        C                  G
I'll be gone by the nights end
 Am                  F        C
Spin me round just to pin me down

            G                F
But I'll be home in a little while
              C
Lover I'll be home
            G                F
But I'll be home in a little while
              C
Lover I'll be home

Am G C G Am G C x2

            G                F
But I'll be home in a little while
              C
Lover I'll be home
            G                F
But I'll be home in a little while
              C
Lover I'll be home
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5.Ghosts that we Knew
Chords to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6-EUSvJchI

Capo 5

    G      Em               C      G
You saw my pain, washed out in the rain
G        Em                      C      G
Broken glass, saw the blood run from my veins
        G         Em             C  G
But you saw no fault no crack in my heart
G            Em          C         G
And you kneel beside my hope torn apart


        G#m            Em        G#m          Em
But the ghosts that we knew will flicker from you
          G       D   G
And we will live a long life


           C            G             D             G
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light
       C      G               D
Cause oh that gave me such a fright
    Em     D        C          G
But I will hold as long as you like
     C          D             Em
Just promise me we will be alright

  G        Em         C               G
So lead me back, turn south from that place
              Em          C      G
And close my eyes from my recent disgrace
                   Em
Cause you know my call
       C        G
We will share my all
              Em               C        G
Now children come and they will hear me roar


           C            G             D             G
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light
       C      G               D
Cause oh that gave me such a fright
    Em     D        C          G
But I will hold as long as you like
     C          D             Em
Just promise me we will be alright


    Em          C                      G
But hold me still bury my heart on the cold
    Em          C                      G
But hold me still bury my heart on the cold

           C            G             D             G
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light
       C      G               D
Cause oh that gave me such a fright
    Em     D        C          G
But I will hold as long as you like
     C          D             Em
Just promise me we will be alright


        G#m            Em        G#m          Em
But the ghosts that we knew will flicker from you
          G       D   G
And we will live a long life
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6.Lover of the Light
Chords to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzZ0OIjHbUI

Capo 2

             C
And in the middle of the night
        F       C
I may watch you go

There'll be no value in the strength
       F      C
of walls that I have grown
                F              G
There'll be no comfort in the shade
       Am   G    F
of the shadows thrown
          F   C             G   C
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine


Stretch out my life
     F              C
and pick the seams out

Take what you like
    F         Em       Am
but close my ears and eyes
 F        C      F C      G C
Watch me crumble over and over


I have done wrong
     F         C
so build your tower

But call me home
    F       G        Am
and I will build a throne
     F            C   F C   G C
And wash my eyes out never again

                      F
But love the one you hold
                  G
And I'll be your goal
                 Am
To have and to hold
                   C
A lover of the light


Skin too tight
     F          C
and eyes like marbles

You spin me high
    F        G     Am
so watch me as I glide
 F        C       F   C     G   C
Before I tumble homeward, homeward


I know I tried
  F         C
I was not stable

Flawed by pride
  F         G       Am
I miss my sanguine eyes
    F            C      F    C     G     C
So hold my hands up, breathe in, breathe out

                      F
But love the one you hold
                  G
And I'll be your goal
                 Am
To have and to hold
                   C
A lover of the light


             C
And in the middle of the night
        F       C
I may watch you go

There'll be no value in the strength
       F      C
of walls that I have grown
                F              G
There'll be no comfort in the shade
       Am   G    F
of the shadows thrown
             F             G
You may not trust the promises
       Am     G    F
of the change I'll show
          F   C             G   C
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine


                      F
But love the one you hold
                  G
And I'll be your goal
                 Am
To have and to hold
                   C
A lover of the light



                      F
But love the one you hold
                  G
And I'll be your goal
                 Am
To have and to hold
                   C
A lover of the light

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7.Lovers' Eyes
Chords to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duuALhoygD8

Capo 2
         C
Love was kind, for a time
         G                     C
Now just aches and it makes me blind

This mirror holds my eyes too bright
        G                    C
I can't see the others in my life


            C
Were we too young? And heads too strong?
             G                       C
To bear the weight of these lover's eyes.

'Cause I feel numb, beneath your tongue
          G                      C
Neath the curse of these lover's eyes.

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mumford_and_sons/babel_crd.html ]
            F               C
But do not ask the price I pay,
        G                  C
I must live with my quiet rage,
          F            C
Tame the ghosts in my head,
         G                C
That run wild and wish me dead.
                    F          C
Should you shake my ash to the wind
        G              C
Lord, forget all of my sins
           F           C
Oh, let me die where I lie
          G                    C           C            F
Neath the curse of my lover's eyes.


           C
There's no drink nor drug I tried
           G                      C
To rid the curse of these lover's eyes

And I feel numb, beneath your tongue
                     G                 C
Your strength just makes me feel less strong


            F               C
But do not ask the price I pay,
        G                  C
I must live with my quiet rage,
          F            C
Tame the ghosts in my head,
         G                C
That run wild and wish me dead.
                    F          C
Should you shake my ash to the wind
        G              C
Lord, forget all of my sins
           F           C
Oh, let me die where I lie
          G                    C           F            C
Neath the curse of my lover's eyes.


               C             G   C
And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
        Am            F       C
Take my hand, help me on my way.
               C             G   C
And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
        Am            F       C
Take my hand, I'll be on my way.


               C             G   C
And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
        Am            F       C
Take my hand, help me on my way.
               C             G   C
And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
        Am            F       C
Take my hand, I'll be on my way.

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8.Reminder

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9.Hopeless Wanderer
Chords to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjZSzORlYoM

Capo 3

 G   Bm  Am           Em          D        C
Hear my voice, I came out of the woods by choice
 G           Bm         Am
Shelter also gave their shade
           Em      D      C
And in the dark I have no name
   G          Bm          Am
So leave that click in my head
           Em           D              C
And I will remember the words that you said
 G              Bm              Am
Left a clouded mind and a heavy heart
         Em         D         C
But I am sure we'll see a new start


Em D            G        C
   So when your hopes on fire
Em D            G        C
   But you know your desire
             Em             D
Don't hold a glass over the flame
               G           C
Don't let your heart grow cold
       Em          D
I will call you by name
        G          C
I will share your road


  G         Bm          Am
I wrestled long with my youth
           Em      D           C
I tried so hard to live in the truth
  G         Bm              Am
But do not tell me what is right
               Em      D       C
When I lose my head, I lose my spine



   G          Bm          Am
So leave that click in my head
           Em           D              C
And I will remember the words that you said
   G           Bm           Am
You brought me out from the cold
           Em           D           C
Now, how I long, how I long to grow old


Em D            G        C
   So when your hopes on fire
Em D            G        C
   But you know your desire
             Em             D
Don't hold a glass over the flame
               G           C
Don't let your heart grow cold
       Em          D
I will call you by name
        G          C
I will share your road




Em
Hold me fast, Hold me fast
           C   G    D   Em
Cuz I'm a hopeless wanderer

Hold me fast, Hold me fast
           C   G    D   Em
Cuz I'm a hopeless wanderer

I will learn, I will learn
            C   G D   Em
to love the sky I wander

I will learn, I will learn
            C   G D   Em
to love the sky I wander
    C   G D   Em
The sky I wander

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10.Broken Crown (Not finished yet but here is lyrics + chorus and bridge chords)
Capo 5


Touch my mouth and hold my tongue

I'll never be your chosen one

I'll be home safe and tucked away

Well you can't tempt me

If I don't see  the day


The pull on my flesh was just too strong

Stifled the choice and the air in my lungs

Better not to breath to breath a lie

Cause when I open my body I breath a lie


I will not speak of your sin

There was a way out for him

The mirror shows not

Your values are all short
   
    Am G   Am    G   Am       C         F      
But oh my heart was flawed I knew my weakness
   Am   G   Am   G      Am     C       F
So hold my hand consign me not to darkness


Am           Em             Am
Crawl on my belly until the sun goes down
Am          Em              Am
I'll never wear your broken crown
           F                       Am
I took the rope and threw it all away
     F                                 Am
This twilight how dare you speak of grace

Am           Em             Am
Crawl on my belly until the sun goes down
Am          Em              Am
I'll never wear your broken crown
           F                       Am
I took the rope and threw it all away
           F                       Am
This twilight how dare you speak of grace


Am           Em             Am
Crawl on my belly until the sun goes down
Am          Em              Am
I'll never wear your broken crown
           F                       Am
I took the rope and threw it all away
           F                       Am
In his twilight are choices seal our fate

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11.Below my Feet
Chords to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHnGJvYmQKg

Capo 4

         G           C                  G
You were cold as the blood through your bones
        C                  G               Em
And the light which led us from our chosen homes
   C       G
Oh, I was lost.

So now I sleep
          C                   G
Sleep the hours that I don't weep
     C              G                   Em
And all I knew was steeped in blackened holes
  C       G
Oh, I was lost

Em        C      G       D
Keep the earth below my feet
Em         C         G          D
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
Em      C               G      D
Let me learn from where I have been
        C        G
Keep my eyes to serve
    C         G
My hands to learn


            G
Well I was still
           C           G
But I was under your spell
    C              G
But I was told by Jesus
        Em
All was well
   C           G
So all must be well
             G
Just give me time
         C                G
You know your desires and mine
   C                G           Em
So wrap my flesh in ivy and in twine
    C          G
For I must be well



KEm        C      G       D
Keep the earth below my feet
Em         C         G          D
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
Em      C               G      D
Let me learn from where I have been
        C        G
Keep my eyes to serve
    C         G
My hands to learn
D       C       G
Keep my eyes to serve
    C        G
my hands to learn



Em        C      G       D
Keep the earth below my feet
Em         C         G          D
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
Em      C               G      D
Let me learn from where I have been
        C        G
Keep my eyes to serve
    C         G
My hands to learn
D       C        G
Keep my eyes to serve
    C         G
my hands to learn

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12.Not with Haste

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13.For those Below

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14.The Boxer
Chords to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQpUs1qNxMM

Capo 5

G
I am just a poor boy
                         Em
Though my story's seldom told
       D
I have squandered my resistance
                                      G
For a pocket full of mumbles such are promises
             Em
All lies and jests
        D                 C
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
                   G  D  G
And disregards the rest

       G
When I left my home and my family
                     Em
I was no more than a boy
       D
In the company of strangers
                                    G
In the quiet of the railway station running scared
       Em           D               C
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
                        G
Where the ragged people go
         D             C    D          G
Looking for the places only they would know

        Em
Lie-la-lie
       Bm
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
       Em
Lie la lie
       D                               G
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie

        G
Asking only workman's wages
                     Em
I come looking for a job
      D
But I get no offers,
                                   G
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
     Em                  D                   C
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
                     G
I took some comfort there


          G
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
                  Em
And wishing I was gone
      D
Going home
                                         G
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
Em                D
Bleeding me, going home


Lie la lie ...

        G
In the clearing stands a boxer
                     Em
And a fighter by his trade
       D
And he carries the reminders

Of ev'ry glove that layed him down
   G
Or cut him till he cried out
       Em
In his anger and his shame
      D              C
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
        G
But the fighter still remains

        Em
Lie-la-lie
       Bm
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
       Em
Lie la lie
       D                               G
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
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15.Where are You Now?
Chords to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqs98atWIe0

Capo 4

   F           C      Am            C
It came to the end it seems you had heard
         F               C
Cause we walked the city streets,
    Am           C
You never said a word

        F           C
When we finally sat down,
     Am                C
Your eyes were full of spite
      F                C
I was desperate, I was weak,
        Am           C
I could not put up a fight


F             C
Where are you now?
Am            C
Where are you now?
       F             C
Do you ever think of me
       Am            C
In the quiet, in the crowd?

         F                   C
You were strangely less than pain
Am            C
Than you were cold
      F            C
Triumphant in your mind
       Am              C
Of the logic that you hold.

         F                 C
You said no one would ever know
    Am               C
The love that we had shared
      F               C
As I took my leave to go
       Am                    C
It was clear that you didn't care.

F             C
Where are you now?
Am            C
Where are you now?
       F             C
Do you ever think of me
       Am            C
In the quiet, in the crowd?

F             C
Where are you now?
Am            C
Where are you now?
       F             C
Do you ever think of me
       Am            C
In the quiet, in the crowd?


      F             C
And I hear of your coming
         Am            C
and your going in the town.
       F                C
I hear stories of your smile,
       Am              C
I hear stories of your frown.


        F                 C
You said no one would ever know
    Am               C
The love that we had shared
      F               C
As I took my leave to go
       Am                    C
It was clear that you didn't care.

F             C
Where are you now?
Am            C
Where are you now?
       F             C
Do you ever think of me
       Am            C
In the quiet, in the crowd?

F             C
Where are you now?
Am            C
Where are you now?
       F             C
Do you ever think of me
       Am            C
In the quiet, in the crowd?

F             C
Where are you now?
Am            C
Where are you now?
       F             C
Do you ever think of me
       Am            C
In the quiet, in the crowd?