Beach House - Childhood: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Childhood" 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.

Fm                  Cm
The beginning of the end
Fm                     Cm
Of the harvest was my friend
Fm                  Cm
The nature of that place
          C           C#
Sends a sweet smell around my head
Oh well

The hardest thing of all
The harboring of our lust
Hiding all the time
We were cast out of everywhere

    D#m
But enough

D#m
Last time
The last time I remember
The last time I remember
It was gone

How I want you to know
How far west we will go
Hand in hand, let it low
All our days in the slow

E    F  D    D#  G#
All my toys are dead

Unraveled at the stairs
Opened but who cares?
Why?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Childhood" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Childhood" by Beach House.