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Over My Head Chords

Learn to play “Over My Head” by The Fray on guitar — played in the key of C, using C, Em, G and Am. It's an easy, beginner-friendly arrangement using common open chords. Use the interactive player to transpose to your vocal range, add a capo, and autoscroll hands-free while you strum.

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Chords for Over My Head

Key: CBPM: 90Difficulty: EasyPop

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I CNever Knew

I EmNever Knew That GEverything Was CFalling Through

That EmEveryone I GKnew Was Waiting COn A Queue

To EmTurn And GRun When All I AmNeeded EmWas The DTruth

But That's How It's CGot To Be

It's EmComing Down To GNothing More Than CApathy

I'd EmRather Run The GOther Way Than CStay And See

The EmSmoke And GWho's Still AmStanding EmWhen It DClears

CEveryGOne EmKnows I'm GIn

OCVer My GHead, OEmVer My DHead

With CEight SeGConds Left EmIn OverGTime

She's AmOn Your GMind, She's EmOn DYour CMind

Em G C

Em G

Let's CRearrange

I EmWish You Were A GStranger I Could CDisengage

To EmSay That We GAgree And Then CNever Change

SofEmTen A GBit UnAmTil We All EmJust Get ADLong

But That's CDisregard

You EmFind Another GFriend And You CDiscard

As You EmLose The ArguGMent In A CCable Car

HangEmIng AGBove As The AmCanyon EmComes BetDWeen

CEveryGOne EmKnows I'm GIn

OCVer My GHead, OEmVer My DHead

With CEight SeGConds Left EmIn OverGTime

She's AmOn Your GMind, She's EmOn DYour CMind

CEveryGOne EmKnows I'm GIn

OCVer My GHead, OEmVer My DHead

With CEight SeGConds Left EmIn OverGTime

She's AmOn Your GMind, She's EmOn... On

And CSuddenly I EmBecome A Part GOf Your CPast

I'm BeEmComing The GPart That Don't CLast

I'm EmLosing You And Its GEffortAmLess

WithCOut A Sound We Lose EmSight Of The GGround

In The CThrow Around

Never EmThought That You GWanted To CBring It Down

I Won't EmLet It Go GDown Till We AmTorch It Ourselves

GEveryone DKnows I'm In

EmOver My Head, COver My Head

With CEight GSeconds Left EmIn OverGTime

She's AmOn Your GMind, She's EmOn DYour CMind Em

EveryGOne CKnows... EmShe's GOn Your CMind...

EmEveryone Knows I'm In GOver My CHead

I'm In Over My EmHead, I'm OGVer My...

CEveryGOne EmKnows I'm GIn

OCVer My GHead, OEmVer My DHead

With CEight SeGConds Left EmIn OverGTime

She's AmOn Your GMind, She's EmOn DYour CMind

Em G C

Em G

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About Over My Head

“Over My Head” by The Fray is a well-known pop song that sits comfortably on acoustic guitar. This arrangement uses 5 chords — C, Em, G, Am and D — with the progression centred on C, Em and G. Because it sticks to common open shapes, it's a great choice for beginners and campfire sing-alongs. Hover or tap any chord above to see its fingering, change the key with the transpose buttons, or set a capo to match the original recording.