Snow Patrol - The Symphony: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Symphony" 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 The Symphony Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Snow Patrol

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 "The Symphony" smoothly on your guitar.

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

A                              E
Wooden floors, wooden floors whisper
           D                         A
And they creak under your sockless feet
A                           E
A secret door, a door undiscovered
              D                     A
You knock so gently in case you're heard

A record plays a song that you've not heard
It is perfect, it is home
Everything, now everything's different
It is sweeter on your tongue

Chorus:
              F#m          E               D
Cause you can see the road ahead in your dream
        F#m              E             D
And the engine's more a sigh than a scream
          F#m                  E             D
And your ghosts look more like angels from there
         F#m                E            D
And the coast comes like a raft of warm air - x2

A symphony, slow music of longing
Plays in movements inside your head
There are no ghosts, no ghosts that can shake you
Like they used to, anymore

Chorus - x2

   F#m     E       D
If this is all you ever asked for
      F#m    E          D
Then this is all you'll get
   F#m     E       D
If this is all you ever asked for
      F#m    E           D
Then this is all you'll get - x4


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "The Symphony" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Symphony" by Snow Patrol.

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