Gabrielle Aplin - A While: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A While" 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.

         C              E
When it rains, yeah it rains
       Dm                     F
we can be so unforgiving, it leaves us unforgiven
           C               E
we're the same, we never change
         Dm
it's the reason we're together,
      F                         A#
just waiting for the weather to pass

Chorus:
           F          C     A#
I've been rolling my days away
                    F          C         A#
can't turn out the light that keeps me awake
            G                     F
I've been trying to sleep for a while
             Dm              Am
there'll be nothing left to talk about
     A#              F
and no one left to hear.
In a while,
            Dm            Am
We'll pour water on these ashes and
     A#              F
the walls will disappear
        C  C#dim
for a while
            Dm            C          G/B  A# F
We've been caught in the cold light of day

Lost our luck
You put it down
Somewhere for safe keeping
So safe, you don’t remember
But it’s okay
We'll make some more
It’s you that I'll be needing
Not these books that we’ve been reading too long

Chorus

Chorus:
I’ve been rolling my days away
Can't turn out the light that keeps me awake
I’ve been trying to sleep
I’ve been trying to sleep for a while
There'll be nothing left to talk about
And no one left to hear
In a while
We’ll pour water on these ashes
And these walls will disappear
For a while
We’ve been caught in the cold light of day


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 "A While" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A While" by Gabrielle Aplin.