Snow Patrol’s beautifully simple indie rock ballad about lying next to someone you love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Gentle Indie Rock (4/4 Time)
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123456
Tip: Play with gentle, open arpeggios. This song is about simplicity and vulnerability — less is more. Let the chords breathe.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
AE
We’ll do it all, everything
DA
On our own
AE
We don’t need anything
DA
Or anyone
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Verse 2
AE
I don’t quite know how to say
DA
How I feel
AE
Those three words are said too much
DA
They’re not enough
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Verse 3
AE
Let’s waste time chasing cars
DA
Around our heads
AE
I need your grace to remind me
DA
To find my own
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Outro
A
All that I am
E
All that I ever was
D
Is here in your perfect eyes
A
They’re all I can see
A
I don’t know where
E
Confused about how as well
DA
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Practice tip: Only three chords (A, E, D) throughout the entire song. The simplicity is what makes it beautiful. Focus on creating a dreamy, floating atmosphere with gentle strumming.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
A · E · D
Chasing Cars Chords – Ukulele
Snow Patrol’s beautifully simple indie rock ballad about lying next to someone you love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Gentle Indie Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Play with gentle, open arpeggios. This song is about simplicity and vulnerability — less is more. Let the chords breathe.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
AE
We’ll do it all, everything
DA
On our own
AE
We don’t need anything
DA
Or anyone
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Verse 2
AE
I don’t quite know how to say
DA
How I feel
AE
Those three words are said too much
DA
They’re not enough
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Verse 3
AE
Let’s waste time chasing cars
DA
Around our heads
AE
I need your grace to remind me
DA
To find my own
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Outro
A
All that I am
E
All that I ever was
D
Is here in your perfect eyes
A
They’re all I can see
A
I don’t know where
E
Confused about how as well
DA
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Practice tip: Only three chords (A, E, D) throughout the entire song. The simplicity is what makes it beautiful. Focus on creating a dreamy, floating atmosphere with gentle strumming.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
A · E · D
Chasing Cars Chords – Piano
Snow Patrol’s beautifully simple indie rock ballad about lying next to someone you love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Gentle Indie Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Play with gentle, open arpeggios. This song is about simplicity and vulnerability — less is more. Let the chords breathe.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
AE
We’ll do it all, everything
DA
On our own
AE
We don’t need anything
DA
Or anyone
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Verse 2
AE
I don’t quite know how to say
DA
How I feel
AE
Those three words are said too much
DA
They’re not enough
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Verse 3
AE
Let’s waste time chasing cars
DA
Around our heads
AE
I need your grace to remind me
DA
To find my own
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Outro
A
All that I am
E
All that I ever was
D
Is here in your perfect eyes
A
They’re all I can see
A
I don’t know where
E
Confused about how as well
DA
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Practice tip: Only three chords (A, E, D) throughout the entire song. The simplicity is what makes it beautiful. Focus on creating a dreamy, floating atmosphere with gentle strumming.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
A · E · D
Chasing Cars Chords – Banjo
Snow Patrol’s beautifully simple indie rock ballad about lying next to someone you love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Gentle Indie Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Play with gentle, open arpeggios. This song is about simplicity and vulnerability — less is more. Let the chords breathe.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
AE
We’ll do it all, everything
DA
On our own
AE
We don’t need anything
DA
Or anyone
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Verse 2
AE
I don’t quite know how to say
DA
How I feel
AE
Those three words are said too much
DA
They’re not enough
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Verse 3
AE
Let’s waste time chasing cars
DA
Around our heads
AE
I need your grace to remind me
DA
To find my own
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Outro
A
All that I am
E
All that I ever was
D
Is here in your perfect eyes
A
They’re all I can see
A
I don’t know where
E
Confused about how as well
DA
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Practice tip: Only three chords (A, E, D) throughout the entire song. The simplicity is what makes it beautiful. Focus on creating a dreamy, floating atmosphere with gentle strumming.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
A · E · D
Chasing Cars Chords – Mandolin
Snow Patrol’s beautifully simple indie rock ballad about lying next to someone you love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Gentle Indie Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Play with gentle, open arpeggios. This song is about simplicity and vulnerability — less is more. Let the chords breathe.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
AE
We’ll do it all, everything
DA
On our own
AE
We don’t need anything
DA
Or anyone
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Verse 2
AE
I don’t quite know how to say
DA
How I feel
AE
Those three words are said too much
DA
They’re not enough
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Verse 3
AE
Let’s waste time chasing cars
DA
Around our heads
AE
I need your grace to remind me
DA
To find my own
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Outro
A
All that I am
E
All that I ever was
D
Is here in your perfect eyes
A
They’re all I can see
A
I don’t know where
E
Confused about how as well
DA
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Practice tip: Only three chords (A, E, D) throughout the entire song. The simplicity is what makes it beautiful. Focus on creating a dreamy, floating atmosphere with gentle strumming.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
A · E · D
Chasing Cars Chords – Harmonica
Snow Patrol’s beautifully simple indie rock ballad about lying next to someone you love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Gentle Indie Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↑↓↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Play with gentle, open arpeggios. This song is about simplicity and vulnerability — less is more. Let the chords breathe.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
AE
We’ll do it all, everything
DA
On our own
AE
We don’t need anything
DA
Or anyone
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Verse 2
AE
I don’t quite know how to say
DA
How I feel
AE
Those three words are said too much
DA
They’re not enough
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Verse 3
AE
Let’s waste time chasing cars
DA
Around our heads
AE
I need your grace to remind me
DA
To find my own
Chorus
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
A
Forget what we’re told
E
Before we get too old
DA
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life
Outro
A
All that I am
E
All that I ever was
D
Is here in your perfect eyes
A
They’re all I can see
A
I don’t know where
E
Confused about how as well
DA
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
A
If I lay here
E
If I just lay here
DA
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Practice tip: Only three chords (A, E, D) throughout the entire song. The simplicity is what makes it beautiful. Focus on creating a dreamy, floating atmosphere with gentle strumming.