Cocteau Twins - Athol-brose: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Athol-brose" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

F
Try to walk slow (try to walk slow)
C
Let it pain (let it pain)
F
Jelly ball (jelly ball)
C
Shouldn't fade (shouldn't fade)
F
Let us drown (let us drown)
C
Long down (long down)
F
He bought me (he bought me)
C
Content

Chorus:
D
Very very silly ball
Very very silly boy

Try to walk slow (try to walk slow)
Let it pain (let it pain)
Jelly ball (jelly ball)
Shouldn't fade (shouldn't fade)
Let us drown (let us drown)
Long down (long down)
He bought me (he bought me)
Content

Chorus:
Very very silly ball
Very very silly boy

F     Gm C
Now I see
      F    Gm C
Next day, yeah
    F       Gm     C F Gm
La la la la la la la
   Em D Am Em D Am
Content aah

Your heart shall not be safe from me
God's light, shine on me
Your heart shall not be safe from me
Flow down light, shine on me

Chorus:
D
Very very silly ball
D
Very very silly boy
D
Very very silly ball
D
Very very silly boy
D                   Am
Very very silly ball
D                   Am
Very very silly boy
D                   Am
Very very silly ball
D                   Am
Very very silly boy



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Athol-brose" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Athol-brose" by Cocteau Twins.