Willow chords
by Joan Armatrading- Willow was written by Joan Armatrading.
- The song was recorded at Olympic Studios, London.
- Released: October, 1977 from the album Show Some Emotion.
- Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at 120 bpm (♩)
- Chords: C, Csus4, F, F7, Bb, Am, G, G7, G13, Dm7, Em7
- Please note that you don't have to play G13.... G will do, but if you want to capture the drama, give it a try - a very easy chord to play... all charts below.
ASCII Chord Charts: number = fret, x = don't play, 0 = play open string, (B) Barre Chord
| Chord | Guitar | Piano | Chord | Guitar | Piano |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | x32010 | C-E-G | G | 320003 | G-B-D |
| Csus4 | x33011 | C-F-G | G7 | 320001 | G-B-D=F |
| F | 133211 (B) | F-A-C | G13 | 323030 | G-B-D-F-A-E |
| F7 | 131211 (B) | F-A-C-Eb | Dm7 | xx0211 | D-F-A-C |
| Bb | x13331 | Bb-D-F | Em7 | 010000 | E-G-B-D |
| Am | x02210 | A-C-E | Em7 | 022030 | E-G-B-D |
Willow
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
C
Intro: 4/4 | |... Bass Guitar for 6 bars
F7 Bb
1. I may not be your best
C Bb
You know good ones don't come by the score
F7 Bb
You've got some-thing miss-ing
C
I'll help you look, you can be sure
Bb F7
And if you wan-na be alone
Am
Some-one to share a laugh
G
What ev-er you want me to
G G7 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Am G
All you got-ta | do is ask | | | | | | / / |
C F7
Thunder Don't go un-der the sheets
C F
Light-ning, un-der a tree
C G
In the rain and snow
Dm7 Am G
I'll be your fire-|side / / |
C Em7
Come run-ning to me
Dm7 G G7
When things get out of | hand - |
C Em7
Run-ning to me
Dm7 G13 G7
When it's more than you can | stand - |
C Dm7 Em7 Dm7
Chorus: I said, "I'm | strong |... | | |
C Dm7 Em7 Dm7
Straight |... | | |
C F C
Will-ing To be a Shel-ter in a storm"
F C
Your wil-low oh wil-low
F C F C Csus4 C Csus4
When the | sun is out | 𝄎 | | | | |
G F C Csus4
Instr: | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | |
G F C Csus4
| | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | | |
F7 Bb
2. A fight with your best girl
C Bb
Pret-ti-est thing you ev-er saw
F7 Bb
You know I'll lis-ten
C
Try to get a mes-sage to her
Bb F7
And if it's mon-ey you want
Am
Or trou-ble halved
G
What ev-er you want me to
G G7
All you got-ta do is ask
C Dm7 Em7 Dm7
Chorus: I said, "I'm strong |... | | |
C Dm7 Em7 Dm7
Straight |... | | |
C F C
Will-ing To be a Shel-ter in a storm"
F C
Your wil-low oh wil-low
F C F
When the | sun is out | 𝄎 |
C
Chorus: Shel-ter in a storm
F C
Your wil-low, oh wil-low
F C F
When the | sun is out | 𝄎 |
C
Chorus: Shel-ter in a storm
F C
Your wil-low, oh wil-low
F C F
When the | sun is out | 𝄎 |
C
Chorus: Shel-ter in a storm
F C
Your wil-low, oh wil-low
F C F
When the sun is out...
Notes:
- | C | / / Am G | means (in 4/4 time) - 6 beats of C, 1 beat of Am and 1 beat of G
- / = repeat sign
- This could have been written as
| C | C C Am G | - | G - G7 | or | G13 - G7 | means 2 beats on each chord
- G13 is the same shape as B7 except each finger moves up by one string, and in this case iis played over the 2nd and 3rd frets, whereas B7 is played over frets 1 and 2.
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