Indie, Pop

Such Great Heights Chords

The Postal Service Beginner Key of C 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

C · G · Am · F

The Postal Service’s iconic indie-electronic song about love and connection from a distance. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C F C G C F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

C F C G C F

And I have to speculate that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces from the clay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Verse 2

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Bridge

F C G F C G F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Outro

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Practice tip: The chords C, F, and G are the only ones used. Master switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

C · G · Am · F

The Postal Service’s iconic indie-electronic song about love and connection from a distance. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C F C G C F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

C F C G C F

And I have to speculate that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces from the clay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Verse 2

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Bridge

F C G F C G F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Outro

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Practice tip: The chords C, F, and G are the only ones used. Master switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

C · G · Am · F

The Postal Service’s iconic indie-electronic song about love and connection from a distance. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C F C G C F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

C F C G C F

And I have to speculate that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces from the clay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Verse 2

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Bridge

F C G F C G F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Outro

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Practice tip: The chords C, F, and G are the only ones used. Master switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

C · G · Am · F

The Postal Service’s iconic indie-electronic song about love and connection from a distance. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C F C G C F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

C F C G C F

And I have to speculate that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces from the clay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Verse 2

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Bridge

F C G F C G F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Outro

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Practice tip: The chords C, F, and G are the only ones used. Master switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.

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Gtap to play

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

C · G · Am · F

The Postal Service’s iconic indie-electronic song about love and connection from a distance. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C F C G C F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

C F C G C F

And I have to speculate that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces from the clay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Verse 2

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Bridge

F C G F C G F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Outro

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Practice tip: The chords C, F, and G are the only ones used. Master switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.

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Amtap to play

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

C · G · Am · F

The Postal Service’s iconic indie-electronic song about love and connection from a distance. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C F C G C F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

C F C G C F

And I have to speculate that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces from the clay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Verse 2

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Bridge

F C G F C G F

I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned

Chorus

F C

And true, it may seem like a stretch, but

G F

Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled

C G F C

Head when you’re away when I am missing you to death

G F C G F C

When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio, I hope this song will guide you home

Outro

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

C F C G C

They will see us waving from such great heights, “Come down now,” they’ll say

F C G C F

But everything looks perfect from far away, “Come down now,” but we’ll stay

Practice tip: The chords C, F, and G are the only ones used. Master switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.