Big Thief - The Only Place: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Only Place" 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 The Only Place 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 "The Only Place" smoothly on your guitar.

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

B
What if all the worlds in space
Would melt into one single place
    A               EG#
And intertwine the human race
     F#m
With other kinds?
    B
The atom is an empty vase
A vehicle to know embrace
     A                E/G#
The way you feel, the way you taste
    F#m
It multiplies

F#7             A
So much to share
F#7             A
So much to share

Chorus:
     D#     E      C#m
When all material scatters
    D#    E    C#m
And ashes amplify
    D#    Bm       F#m
The only place that matters
    B
Is by your side

What if all the time between
The words we say and what we mean
Would roll as softly as a stream
That we could ride?
We'd ride the bend from source to mouth
I want a friend from north to south
To build that question as a house
Where we'd reside

So much to share
So much to share

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "The Only Place" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Only Place" by Big Thief.