Folk, Rock

Work Song Chords

Hozier Beginner Key of A 5 Chords 3 min read

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Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

A soulful and bluesy track by Hozier about devotion that transcends life and death. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Soulful Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the G, C, and D shapes listed to achieve the correct key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Boys workin’ on empty

C D

Is that the kind of way to face the burning heat?

G

I just think about my baby

C D

I’m so full of love I could barely eat

G

There’s nothin’ sweeter than my baby

C D

I’d never want once from the cherry tree

G

‘Cause my baby’s sweet as can be

C D

She give me toothaches just from kissin’ me

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 2

G

Boys, when my baby found me

C D

I was three days on a drunken kiss

G

Her hunger found me, boys

C D

I was starvin’ ’til I tasted her

G

Boys, I was at nothin’

C D

Had a run-in with a viper’s kiss

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she gave me her mouth to kiss

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Bridge

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 3

G

When my baby found me

C D

I was blue and hollow like the sky

G

I started to forget, boys

C D

Forget the love of my life

G

Boys, I was so far down

C D

That I couldn’t see the ground

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she lifted me right out

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Outro

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Practice tip: Master the G, C, and D chord shapes first, then practice the strum pattern on a single chord before trying to sing and switch chords simultaneously.

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

A soulful and bluesy track by Hozier about devotion that transcends life and death. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Soulful Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the G, C, and D shapes listed to achieve the correct key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Boys workin’ on empty

C D

Is that the kind of way to face the burning heat?

G

I just think about my baby

C D

I’m so full of love I could barely eat

G

There’s nothin’ sweeter than my baby

C D

I’d never want once from the cherry tree

G

‘Cause my baby’s sweet as can be

C D

She give me toothaches just from kissin’ me

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 2

G

Boys, when my baby found me

C D

I was three days on a drunken kiss

G

Her hunger found me, boys

C D

I was starvin’ ’til I tasted her

G

Boys, I was at nothin’

C D

Had a run-in with a viper’s kiss

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she gave me her mouth to kiss

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Bridge

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 3

G

When my baby found me

C D

I was blue and hollow like the sky

G

I started to forget, boys

C D

Forget the love of my life

G

Boys, I was so far down

C D

That I couldn’t see the ground

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she lifted me right out

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Outro

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Practice tip: Master the G, C, and D chord shapes first, then practice the strum pattern on a single chord before trying to sing and switch chords simultaneously.

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

A soulful and bluesy track by Hozier about devotion that transcends life and death. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Soulful Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the G, C, and D shapes listed to achieve the correct key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Boys workin’ on empty

C D

Is that the kind of way to face the burning heat?

G

I just think about my baby

C D

I’m so full of love I could barely eat

G

There’s nothin’ sweeter than my baby

C D

I’d never want once from the cherry tree

G

‘Cause my baby’s sweet as can be

C D

She give me toothaches just from kissin’ me

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 2

G

Boys, when my baby found me

C D

I was three days on a drunken kiss

G

Her hunger found me, boys

C D

I was starvin’ ’til I tasted her

G

Boys, I was at nothin’

C D

Had a run-in with a viper’s kiss

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she gave me her mouth to kiss

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Bridge

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 3

G

When my baby found me

C D

I was blue and hollow like the sky

G

I started to forget, boys

C D

Forget the love of my life

G

Boys, I was so far down

C D

That I couldn’t see the ground

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she lifted me right out

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Outro

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Practice tip: Master the G, C, and D chord shapes first, then practice the strum pattern on a single chord before trying to sing and switch chords simultaneously.

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

A soulful and bluesy track by Hozier about devotion that transcends life and death. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Soulful Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the G, C, and D shapes listed to achieve the correct key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Boys workin’ on empty

C D

Is that the kind of way to face the burning heat?

G

I just think about my baby

C D

I’m so full of love I could barely eat

G

There’s nothin’ sweeter than my baby

C D

I’d never want once from the cherry tree

G

‘Cause my baby’s sweet as can be

C D

She give me toothaches just from kissin’ me

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 2

G

Boys, when my baby found me

C D

I was three days on a drunken kiss

G

Her hunger found me, boys

C D

I was starvin’ ’til I tasted her

G

Boys, I was at nothin’

C D

Had a run-in with a viper’s kiss

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she gave me her mouth to kiss

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Bridge

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 3

G

When my baby found me

C D

I was blue and hollow like the sky

G

I started to forget, boys

C D

Forget the love of my life

G

Boys, I was so far down

C D

That I couldn’t see the ground

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she lifted me right out

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Outro

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Practice tip: Master the G, C, and D chord shapes first, then practice the strum pattern on a single chord before trying to sing and switch chords simultaneously.

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

A soulful and bluesy track by Hozier about devotion that transcends life and death. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Soulful Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the G, C, and D shapes listed to achieve the correct key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Boys workin’ on empty

C D

Is that the kind of way to face the burning heat?

G

I just think about my baby

C D

I’m so full of love I could barely eat

G

There’s nothin’ sweeter than my baby

C D

I’d never want once from the cherry tree

G

‘Cause my baby’s sweet as can be

C D

She give me toothaches just from kissin’ me

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 2

G

Boys, when my baby found me

C D

I was three days on a drunken kiss

G

Her hunger found me, boys

C D

I was starvin’ ’til I tasted her

G

Boys, I was at nothin’

C D

Had a run-in with a viper’s kiss

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she gave me her mouth to kiss

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Bridge

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 3

G

When my baby found me

C D

I was blue and hollow like the sky

G

I started to forget, boys

C D

Forget the love of my life

G

Boys, I was so far down

C D

That I couldn’t see the ground

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she lifted me right out

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Outro

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Practice tip: Master the G, C, and D chord shapes first, then practice the strum pattern on a single chord before trying to sing and switch chords simultaneously.

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

A soulful and bluesy track by Hozier about devotion that transcends life and death. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Soulful Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the G, C, and D shapes listed to achieve the correct key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Boys workin’ on empty

C D

Is that the kind of way to face the burning heat?

G

I just think about my baby

C D

I’m so full of love I could barely eat

G

There’s nothin’ sweeter than my baby

C D

I’d never want once from the cherry tree

G

‘Cause my baby’s sweet as can be

C D

She give me toothaches just from kissin’ me

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 2

G

Boys, when my baby found me

C D

I was three days on a drunken kiss

G

Her hunger found me, boys

C D

I was starvin’ ’til I tasted her

G

Boys, I was at nothin’

C D

Had a run-in with a viper’s kiss

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she gave me her mouth to kiss

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Bridge

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Verse 3

G

When my baby found me

C D

I was blue and hollow like the sky

G

I started to forget, boys

C D

Forget the love of my life

G

Boys, I was so far down

C D

That I couldn’t see the ground

G

But my baby found me, boys

C D

And she lifted me right out

Chorus

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Outro

G

When my time comes around

C D

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

G

No grave can hold my body down

C D

I’ll crawl home to her

Practice tip: Master the G, C, and D chord shapes first, then practice the strum pattern on a single chord before trying to sing and switch chords simultaneously.