Mumford & Sons - Tompkins Square Park: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tompkins Square Park" 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.

F                    Am
Oh babe, meet me in Tompkins Square Park
        Dm
I wanna hold you in the dark
         Am
One last time
               A#
Just one last time
    F                                Am
And oh babe, can you tell what’s on my tongue?
                            Dm
Can you guess that I’ll be gone?
          Am
With the twilight
          A#
With the twilight

Chorus:
A#                    Dm        C
But no flame burns forever, oh no
                                 A#
You and I both know this all too well
                 Dm           C
And most don't even last the night
No they don't, they say they don't

Oh babe, I've never been so lost
I wanna hear you lie
One last time
Just one last time
But oh, babe, I really wish you would not cry
I only ever told you one lie
When it could have been a thousand
It might as well have been a thousand

Chorus:
But no flame burns forever, oh no
You and I both know this all too well
And most don't even last the night
No, they don't, they say they don't
And we can talk it 'round again, girl
'Round and 'round, 'round and 'round again
Or we could leave it out tonight
Leave it out, just leave it out

Gm                Dm
I never tried to trick you babe
                 C
I just tried to work it out
                    Gm
But I was swallowed up by doubt
Gm                    Dm
If only things were black and white
                      F
Cause I just want to hold you tight
                        Gm
Without holding back my mind
A#
Without holding back my mind

Chorus:
But no flame burns forever, oh no
You and I both know this all too well
And most don't even last the night
No, they don't, they say they don't


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Tompkins Square Park" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tompkins Square Park" by Mumford & Sons.