Amy Macdonald - The Hudson: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Hudson" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#                               Fm
I've seen this guy on a Saturday night
D#                    G#/C
You're looking good, yeah, you're shining bright
C#                                   Fm
Seen the girls in their high heeled shoes
D#                 G#/C
Looking for love, they've got nothing to lose

Seen the boys in their skinny jeans
Acting out, yeah, they're living the dream
Feel the weight here upon my shoulders
The world is spinning as I am getting older

A#m
What happened through these years
C#
All I feel is fear and doubt
A#m
What happened to the confidence
C#
I'm older now

Chorus:
G#
Where did it all go wrong, my love,
       D#
where did we fall apart?
 C#
Summer in the 70s,
living like a king and queen
                         A#m
Looking back on where we are
G#
Where did it all go wrong, my love,
      D#
where did we drift away?
 C#
Walking along the Hudson,
singing you my love song
                    A#m
Never let it fade away

Seen your smile from across that room
All the girls here, they're looking at you
Seen your face under disco lights
The room is spinning but I feel all right

Time will tell if we'll be together
I dreamt about it where it didn't go better
Here I am and there you stand alone,
in the dark, no one to romance

What happened to the girl I was
I stopped believing in it all
I never realised that life would take my all

Chorus

D#
Running down where they twinkle on Broadway
 Fm                  C#
Young and naïve and we were so damn reckless
 D#
Looking through the lovers and
                       Fm   C#
you don't know who you are, are
D#
Now I know that there's nothing I'd change
Fm                    C#
We were running riot, we were playing the game
      D#
True love is only something you hear in the songs
    C#
It doesn't really last that long

Chorus - x2



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Hudson" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Hudson" by Amy Macdonald.