Mumford & Sons - Dust Bowl Dance: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dust Bowl Dance" 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.

    Cm         G#           A#           D#
The young man stands on the edge of his porch
    Fm         Cm            Fm         Gm
The days were short and the father was gone
          Cm            G#       A#             D#
There was no one in the town and no one in the field
     Fm           Cm             Fm           Gm
This dusty barren land had given all it could yield

I've been kicked off my land at the age of sixteen
And I have no idea where else my heart could have been
I placed all my trust at the foot of this hill
And now I am sure my heart will never be still

So collect your courage and collect your horse
And pray you never feel this same kind of remorse

Chorus:
Cm      G#         A#        D#
Seal my heart and brake my pride
     Fm         Cm            Fm        Gm
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide
 Cm      G#         A#        D#
Align my heart, my body, my mind
   Fm            Cm       Fm    Gm
To face what I've done and do my time

Well, you are my accuser, now look in my face
Your oppression reeks of your greed and disgrace
So one man has, and another has not
How can you love what it is you have got
When you took it all from the weak hands of the poor?
Liars and thieves, you know not what is in store

There will come a time I will look in your eye
You will pray to the God that you've always denied
Then I'll go out back and I'll get my gun
I'll say, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"

Chorus - x2

      Cm                G#        D#
Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me
   Fm             Cm            Fm             Gm
I know what I've done, cause I know what I've seen
Cm          G#      A#        D#
I went out back and I got my gun
             Fm      Cm               Fm   A#  Cm
I said, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord 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 "Dust Bowl Dance" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dust Bowl Dance" by Mumford & Sons.