Ben Howard - Cloud Nine: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cloud Nine" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Cloud Nine Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Ben Howard

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Cloud Nine" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Cm      D#       G#
Shadows on the water
       Cm    D#          G#
From a memory that turns inside
       Cm             D#      G#
From the last time I saw you happier
Cm
Than I've seen you
D#                        G#
Than I've seen you in a long while

And all these faces, oh how they adore you
With every blessing, every strength of the storm
And it seems to me it all worked out so different
Funny how distance and time they don't change at all

So may your worries, may your worries
Never fall too loud
And may you stay here, may you stay here
Happy in your own skin
On the ninth cloud

Cold to every warning
Oh these ships that passed through, years before
And bolder now, than a brand new morning
With the sun on your face,
the bruise and the breaks of these careless arms

So hold your body, hold your body
Strong in these winds that blind
May I find you,
may we sit together when we're grey and old
On cloud nine

This life will move you with every step outside
It's alright, it's alright
My arms are open wide for you
This life will move you as graceful as the tide
It's alright, it's alright
Loosen the fears that bind you
Loosen the fears that bind you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

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 "Cloud Nine" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cloud Nine" by Ben Howard.