Mat Kearney - Fortress: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Fortress" 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.
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Learn Fortress Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Mat Kearney
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 "Fortress" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Bm G D A Let me be your fortress, I'll let you in Bm G D A Hide away your secrets, I'll carry them Bm G D A You're the one I've wanted to defend Bm G D If you let me be the hero I've never been 'Cause our hearts can't cover the tracks We both see where we keep comin' back I don't care what you've said in the past Out of the forest behind my door is a Fortress Chorus: Bm G Out of the forest behind my door is a A Fortress Let me be the war already won You can be the nation where I come from We can be the kingdom yet to come If you let me be, let me be the one 'Cause our hearts can't cover the tracks We both see where we keep comin' back I don't care what you've said in the past Out of the forest behind my door is a Fortress Chorus: Out of the forest behind my door is a Fortress Bm G Evergreens evergreens, all up ahead of me D A Blazin' a trail with the enemy textin' me You like the best of me, not all the rest of me 'Minds of seventy, put 'em on phentermines Forever don't know what it meant to me Everything anyone ever has said to me But you call my revelry, like you were sent to me Must climb to the mezzanine stay will we're seventy Under the stars it's heavenly yes Out of the forest behind my door is a Fortress Fortress Chorus: Out of the forest behind my door is a Fortress You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Bm  D  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 "Fortress" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Fortress" by Mat Kearney.