The xx - Basic Space: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Basic Space" 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.
Dm Neck, chest, waist to floor Easy to take, you could take me in fours Make me a deal, a day a piece Take it all, just stay a week I'll take you in pieces, we can take it all apart I've suffered shipwrecks right from the start I've been underwater, breathing out and in I think I'm losing where you end and I begin Chorus: D# A# Basic space, open air D# Don't look away, A# when there's nothing there D# I'm setting us in stone A#/D Piece by piece, before I'm alone D# Air tight, before we break A#/D Keep it in, keep us safe D# It's a pool of boiling wax I'm getting in A#/D Let it set got to seal this in, D# Can't adjust, Can't relearn A#/D Got to keep what I have, preserve Chorus Hot wax has left me with a shine Wouldn't know if I'd been left behind Second skin, second skin I can't let it out, I still let you in I can't let it out, I still let you in You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  D  Dm  D#  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 "Basic Space" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Basic Space" by The xx.