Bastille - Durban Skies: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Durban Skies" 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.

G
In this town, it all went down
       C
our chromosomes in sepia tones
   Em      D    C
in my mind, in my mind
  G
Where you lead your lives before
      C
From our small island brought right back
           Em               D          C
To these shores, to these shores, to these shores

Chorus:
       Em         G
It's alive, It's alive when
   C                  D
I see it through your eyes
      Em           G
It's alive, It's alive
      C                D
Now I understand your lives
          C
Will you take me there
G                Em
You show me the city
                       D
I see it through your eyes
          C
Will you take me there
G                    Em
We drive through the city
             D
beneath the Durban Skies

Em
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh oh-oh oh
C                  D
Oh-oh-oh oh-oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh oh
D
All that I've got to be thankful for...

On the day you made your vows
The heavens opened, rain poured down
It poured down, down, down...
Grey and brown, the seventies
The suits you wore, and the ones you loved
Were so young, were so young
Lord, you were so young

Chorus

Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh oh-oh oh
Oh-oh-oh oh-oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh oh
All that I've got to be thankful for...
Oh, all that I've got to be thankful for
All that I've got to be thankful for

Chorus

When you take me there
There
When you take me there
There
When you take me there
It’s alive, it’s alive
When you take me there
It's alive, it's alive

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "Durban Skies" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Durban Skies" by Bastille.