Big Thief - Simulation Swarm: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Simulation Swarm" 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 Simulation Swarm 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 "Simulation Swarm" smoothly on your guitar.

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

C#          F#
I tried to tell you
   G#                F#
I didn’t know how to stay
       C#            F#
You believe she can see through
G#                     F#
Cutting at the silent clay
     C#            F#
A relief, beckon deep blue
 G#                     F#
Fettered in the magnet sun
         C#        F#
Eat the gun as it feeds you
 G#                F#
Spitting up the oxygen
       C# F# G# F#
Once again
       C# F# G# F#
Once again

Once again, empty horses
Gallop through the violet door
Follow red, crooked courses
Shadows on the moonlit floor
Oh, my stars, winged creatures
Gathering in silken height
Like the last human teachers

Once again, we must bleed new
Even as the hours shake
Crystal blood like a dream true
A ripple in the wound and wake
You believe, I believe too
That you are the river of light
Who I love, that I cling to
In the belly of the empty night

Chorus:
         C#    A#m          G#          F#
From the 31st floor of the simulation swarm
          C#             A#m
With the drone of fluorescence
          G#              F#
Flicker, fever, fill the form
        D#m              A#m
With a warm gush, now I wanna touch
        C#             F#
Like we never could before
     C#           A#m
I’d fly to you tomorrow,
         G#              F#
I’m not fighting in this war
         C#          A#m
I wanna drop my arms and take your arms
    G#               F#
And walk you to the shore

I remember building an energy shield
In your room, like a temple
Swallows in the windless field
Very thin, with your mother
Tall as a pale green tree
Very wild, bright as winter
Rising with a prism key
And a child to deliver
Taken with the blood and vine
As the first little angel

Little Andy, soft in your newborn skin
Only one, little Andy, will you return again?
I believe we can renew
And you could be my brother
Once again,
fall asleep with our backs against each other
You believe, I believe too
That you are the river of light who I love
That I sing to in the belly of the empty night

Chorus

I'd fly to you tomorrow,
I'm not fighting in this war
I wanna drop my arms and take your arms


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 "Simulation Swarm" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Simulation Swarm" by Big Thief.