Ben Howard - Old Pine: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Old Pine" 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 Old Pine 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 "Old Pine" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F
Hot sand on toes, cold sand in sleeping bags,
                       Dm
I've come to know that memories
          C
Were the best things you ever had
F
The summer shone beat down on bony backs
                           Dm
So far from home where the ocean stood
      C                F       Dm C
Down dust and pine cone tracks
F
We slept like dogs down by the fire side
                 Dm
Awoke to the fog all around us
      C                F Dm  C
The boom of summer time

Chorus:
F
We stood
               C/E
Steady as the stars in the woods
           F
So happy-hearted
                           C/E
And the warmth rang true inside these bones
       Dm             C
As the old pine fell we sang
                         F Dm C
Just to bless the morning.

Hot sand on toes, cold sand in sleeping bags
I've come to know the friends around you
Are all you'll always have
Smoke in my lungs, the echoed stone
Careless and young, free as the birds that fly
With weightless souls

Chorus:
We stood
Steady as the stars in the woods
So happy-hearted and the warmth
Rang true inside these bones
We stood
Steady as the stars in the woods
So happy-hearted and the warmth
Rang true inside these bones
And as the old pine fell we sang
Just to bless the morning

F
We grow, grow, steady as the morning
               Dm    C
We grow, grow, older still
F
We grow, grow, happy as a new dawn
                Dm   C
We grow, grow, older still
F
We grow, grow, steady as the flowers
                Dm    C
We grow, grow, older still
F
We grow, grow, happy as a new dawn


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

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