Death Cab for Cutie - Foxglove Through the Clearcut: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Foxglove Through the Clearcut" 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.

Dmaj7                                   A
There was a man who used to live by the ocean
But he never set foot in the sea
It made him nervous that
the water was always in motion
And he feared the creatures who swam beneath

And when I asked him how he'd ended up there
Above a world he would never know
He said he'd driven all the way across America
And when he got to the edge,
there was nowhere left to go

Chorus:
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Nowhere left to go
Nowhere left to go
Nowhere left to go
Nowhere left to go

He said that nothing lives long,
only the earth and the mountains
As he quoted Black Kettle's death song
The words drifting off into the emptiness
Of this great land where we’ve never belonged

And while the frontiers are ever-expanding
Our living rooms fall into disarray
And no one seems interested in fixing
what they've broken
They just sweep the pieces into
the bushes and slip away

Chorus:
Slowly slip away
Slowly slip away
Slowly slip away
Slowly slip away

And now he and I watch
the foxglove grow through the clearcut
Where a forest once grew high and wild
For what is a funeral without flowers
And ten thousand tombstones reaching for the sky

Chorus:
Reaching for the sky
Reaching for the sky
Reaching for the sky
Reaching for the sky

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

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Guitar chord A

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

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 "Foxglove Through the Clearcut" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Foxglove Through the Clearcut" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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