Learn to play "A Pound of Flesh" 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.
B My feet plow on From light to dawn G#m My empty belly and my body aches Ain’t hard to take F# B Next to the weight B I carry in my chest A pound of flesh G#m Could never tip the scale that I’ve made I should have stayed F# E But I was never wise Chorus: E F# G#m I hear your voices in the wind that cuts the night E F# And I pray to whatever is listening things’ll be B all right B G#m Oh, my boy, you're alive G#m F# Your heart's still beating B G#m So don’t you mind, don’t you mind F# E We all drift sometimes E F# G#m I can still hear your feet as you ran from the house E F# G#m Knowing you won’t be back doesn’t mean that D# I will stop waiting E F# You told me then, hold me down, G#m D# hold me up to the fire E F# But don’t you dare hold me back E F# G#m I see your face's in the clouds that scar the night E F# And I pray to whoever is listening things’ll be B all right G#m F# Then today I wake up feeling easy D# E Find I’m on the more familiar roads G#m F# I got a darkness wrapped inside me B E But now it ain’t so hard to let it go G#m F# So keep a candle burning in the window B I’m almost home You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsD# E F# G#m B 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 "A Pound of Flesh" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Pound of Flesh" by Radical Face.