Ben Howard - Esmerelda: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Esmerelda" 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 Esmerelda 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 "Esmerelda" smoothly on your guitar.

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

      Dm           Gm
Oh, blinded, now I see
                  Dm
That I could not hold you
            Gm
My orange tree
             Dm                 Gm            Dm Gm
Left in the darkened room for three of us to share

Oh, maybe you were free
Before my blackened wing covered you
I took the sing from your song
I made a bed

Am                Dm
Where you don't belong

Chorus:
A#            Dm
Poor me, she fell beneath the wheels to help me up,
A#            Dm
Black sea, I failed to be the
                    C
light you found in love.
     A#           Dm
Oh, poor me, she fell beneath the wheels
           A#
to help me up,
                Dm                            C
Black sea, the monster killed the melody you love.
     A#                        Dm
And now I’m going places on my own.

Blinded, now I see
That death moves amongst us
And with such ease the rife does surround us
These silent beasts are hard to bear

Lonely, oh, no not me
I have a grave to dig, fast moving feet
You gave me light
Where it once was gone
I made a bed
Where you don't belong

Chorus:
Poor me, she fell beneath the wheels to help me up
Black Sea, I failed to be the light you
found in love
Oh poor me, she fell beneath the wheels
to help me up
Black Sea, the monster killed the melody you loved
Now I'm going places on my own


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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