Big Thief - Great White Shark: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Great White Shark" 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 Great White Shark Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Big Thief

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 "Great White Shark" smoothly on your guitar.

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

G           D             Gm
Mercury, creeping on the sea
G                D                  Gm
How she wails, flails her arms and weeps
   G   Bm7-5        C
Accumulation of debris
 G            D            Gm
Lips apart, flapping as a lark
    G      Bm7-5            C
For in the dark there is release

Chorus:
Am     G      F                               G
Every familiarity scarce as the great white shark

Oh, to build walls with golden gills
Spike in hand, high above the sand
To kill the sanctuary
Every mile that is owned
Only stands still by the grace of the stone

Chorus

Look, daughter an owl
Listen to her howl
I howled when you were born through me
And you're alive with a breath you can't see
Oh, by the grace of this dream


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

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 "Great White Shark" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Great White Shark" by Big Thief.