Passenger - Hell Or High Water: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hell Or High Water" 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.

Chorus:
                        Em
Was it the trick of the light?
                  G
Or a shot in the dark?
                     D                    C
Was it hell or high water that broke our hearts?
                    Em
Was it something I said?
                          G
Or just a cruel twist of fate?
                     D                   C
Was it hell or high water and is it too late?
               Em
Oh, is it too late?

Em
Man, all my life I've been
G
Searching for someone,
     D                         C
to show me how it feels to be loved
                          Em
And how to love somebody back

Em                               G
And after stumbling through the years
I thought I found you,
         D                           C
just to see you fading out into the night

Chorus

See, all my life I've been silently reaching for
A hand to hold to warm the cold, spark a light
To guide me through alright
And after stumbling through the years
I thought I found you, just to
See you fading out into the night

Chorus:
Was it the trick of the light?
Or a shot in the dark?
Was it hell or high water that broke our hearts?
Was it something we did?
Or just a cruel twist of fate?
Was it hell or high water and is it too late?

Was it a knife in my back?
Or a fork in the road?
Was it hell or high water that left us alone?
Is it really game over?
Is it really checkmate?
Was it hell or high water and is it too late?
Oh, is it too late?

Was it the trick of the light?
Or a shot in the dark?
Was it hell or high water that broke our hearts?

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "Hell Or High Water" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hell Or High Water" by Passenger.

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