Maggie Rogers - Blood Ballet: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Blood Ballet" 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.

E             A
Say it's not so
          E                                 A
Say your heart it wrote me letters all the time
        E                                   A
Say it sealed them up and with your breath did sign
     E
Them all away

Say that your notes
They were no forgery, you meant them, every line
Some in meter, some in verse, and some in rhyme
Tell me you meant every word

           B                                A
You could cut my knees and leave me at the door
               B                                 A
I'd still pick all your memories off our dusty floor
    B        A
If you'd stay
    B        A
If you'd stay

Chorus:
 E        B      A       E
Darling, just a little while
 E        B      A       E
Darling, just a little while
 E        B      A       E
Darling, just a little while

And I'll write a song for every feeling
I can't name
Like we were dancing in a fucking blood ballet
It was a massacre

And how'd you get away?
'Cause, oh, good heavens, we abided by the night
But there are darker things than the absence
of light
And they still creak through our halls

I would build a city out of you and me
There would be crime, but still a local grocery
If you'd stay
If you'd stay

Chorus

Ooh, a little while
Ooh, a little while
Ooh, a little while
Darling, just a little while


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

E

Guitar chord E

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 "Blood Ballet" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Blood Ballet" by Maggie Rogers.