Ben Howard - Gracious: Guitar Chords

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

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

Bm         G
How would you know?
      Bm
When everything around you's
changing like the weather,
    G
A big black storm.
     Bm          G
And where'd you turn to?
    Bm
Or hide a ghost, a shadow at the most,
           G
would you let me know?

      Bm       G
Cause I don't want to,
     Bm
To trouble your mind with
                              G
the childish design of how it all should go.
       Bm    G
But I love you so,
        Bm
When it all comes clear,
                            G
when the wind is settled, I'll be here, you know.

       D                      A
Cause you said ours were the lighthouse towers
    Bm               G
The sand upon that place
         D                A
Darling I'll grow weary, happy still
               Bm             G
With just the memory of your face

Chorus:
  D       A/C#    Bm        A
Gracious goes the ghost of you
                D      A/C#
And I will never forget the plans and the
Bm                A
Silhouettes you drew here and
D       A/C#   Bm          A
Gracious goes the ghost of you
    G
My dear

How would you know?
When everything around you's bruised and battered
Like the cold night storm
And who would you turn to?
Had I a ghost, a shadow at the most
Would you tell me so?

Cause I, I adore you so
When it all comes clear, when the wind it settles
I'll be here, you know

Cause you said ours were the lighthouse towers
The sun upon that place
Darling, I'll grow weary, happy still
With just the memory of your face

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C#

Guitar chord C#

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