Hozier - Shrike: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Shrike" 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 Shrike Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Hozier

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 "Shrike" smoothly on your guitar.

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

C                                Dm
I couldn't utter my love when it counted
                            F              C
Ah, but I'm singing like a bird, 'bout it now
                                           Dm
And I couldn't whisper when you needed it shouted
                            F              C
Ah, but I'm singing like a bird, 'bout it now

Chorus:
Am          G/B
Words hung above
     C           F
But never would form
        Am         G      C              Am
Like a cry at the final breath that is drawn
 Am          G/B       C      F
Remember me love, when I'm reborn
         Am             G                  C
As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn

I'd no idea on what ground I was founded
All of that goodness is going with you now
Then when I met you, my virtues uncounted
All of my goodness is going with you now

Chorus:
Dragging along, follow in your form
Hung like the pelt of some prey you had worn
Remember me, love, when I'm reborn
As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn

I fled to the city with so much discounted
Ah, but I'm flying like a bird to you now
Back to the hedgerows where bodies are mounted
Ah, but I'm flying like a bird to you now

Chorus:
I was housed by your warmth, thus transformed
By your grounded and giving and darkening scorn
Remember me, love, when I'm reborn
As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

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 "Shrike" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shrike" by Hozier.