Passenger - David: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "David" 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 David Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Passenger
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 "David" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D#m7 C#sus4 Bmaj7 C#sus4 I met him outside a hostel door D#m7 C#sus4 Bmaj7 C#sus4 He said I’ll tell you mine if you tell me yours D#m7 C#sus4 Bmaj7 C#sus4 I know you think it’s shifty for a man in his fifties to be D#m7 C#sus4 Bmaj7 sleeping in a hostel dorm But I used to be a welder by trade Used to work by the water where the ships get made But no ship yard will take me now Hands are too shaky now And I've spend all my money before I get paid Chorus: C#sus4 F# And I said David, don’t you think it’s strange Bmaj7 While you were in your dark room F# How the world went and changed C#sus4 D#m7 Looking in your eyes, I think you know Bmaj7 C#sus4 D#m7 That David, we lost you, lost you a long time ago He leans his head against the hostel wall Said I have an ex-wife that doesn't hear me And a kid that doesn't call And every month I'm caught short With my fucking child support And the court says that I'm reckless and irresponsible Cause it was never part of the plan To be a middle aged man To be sat outside a hostel, shaking strangers hands But I've drunk away my wealth I'm a picture of bad health And I'm a shadow of a shadow of a former self Chorus: And I said: David, don't you think it's strange For years you were walking and how the world went and changed I hear it in your voice I think you know That David we lost you, lost you a long time ago I said David, don't you think that it's strange While you where sleeping How the world went and changed Looking in your eyes I think you know David, we lost you We lost you a long time ago You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#sus4  D#m  D#m7  F#  Bm  Bmaj7  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 "David" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "David" by Passenger.