Hozier - Who We Are: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Who We Are" 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.
D Bm F# You only feel it when it's lost G D Gettin' through still has a cost Bm F# Quietly, it slips through your fingers love G D Falling from you drop by drop Bm F# What I had left here I just held it tight G D Bm So someone with your eyes might come in time F# To hold me like water G D Or Christ, hold me like a knife Chorus: D Bm We're born at night F# So much of our lives G D Is just carvin' through the dark Bm To get so far F# And the hardest part G Is who we are D It's who we are You and I burned out our steam Chasing someone else's dream How can somethin' be so much heavier But so much less than what it seems Darling, we sacrificed We gave our time to somethin' undefined This phantom life, it sharpens like an image But it sharpens like a knife Chorus: We're born at night So much of our lives Is just carvin' through the dark To get so far And the hardest part Is who we are That's who we are Bm Yeah F# Yeah, yeah G Yeah D Yeah, yeah Bm Yeah F# Yeah, yeah G Yeah D Yeah, yeah Bm Yeah F# Yeah, yeah G Yeah D Yeah, yeah Bm Yeah F# Yeah, yeah G Yeah D Yeah, yeah D Bm F# You only feel it when it's lost G D Gettin' through still has its cost Bm F# Quietly, it slips through your fingers love G D Fallin' from you drop by drop You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsBm  D  F#  G  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 "Who We Are" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Who We Are" by Hozier.