Mumford & Sons - For Those Below: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "For Those Below" 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 For Those Below Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Mumford & Sons

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 "For Those Below" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D    Em       Bm7    A7         D
Helpless, she lies across the stairs
D              Em     Bm7 A7         D
Haunting your days, consuming your prayers
D              Em                Bm7         A7       D
There will be healing, but don't force this girl to stand
          D            Em                  Bm7        A7       D
As she's counting the ceilings, with pale voice and trembling hands

Chorus:
Em                    A7        D             G
You told me life was long, but now that it's gone,
     D               Em           F#m          G
You find yourself on top, as the leader of a flock
A7                               D  D7 G Gm D Em A7 D
Called to be a rock for those below

Whispered notes from the piano in the corner of the room
Hold your throat is that healing that you're hearing in her tune
Wanting change but loving her just as she lies
Is the burden of a man who's built his life on love

Chorus

Em7                     A7
I'll be locked up and stored
Em7            A7
In a lavender ward
Em7                     A7
'Cause my mind is just like hers,
         Em7                               A7
just as broken, just as crippled, just as burned
            D             Em           F#m          G
And then I find myself on top, as the leader of a flock
A7                               D  D7 G Gm D Em A7 D
Called to be a rock for those below


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A7

Guitar chord A7

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

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 "For Those Below" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "For Those Below" by Mumford & Sons.