Bon Iver is a Grammy Award winning folk band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, and one of Justin Vernon's current and most notable music projects to date. The band also consists of Mike Noyce, Sean Carey and Matt MacCaughan.
The name 'Bon Iver' (pronounced "bon ee-VAIR") is a play on the French phrase 'bon hiver' meaning 'good winter'. Vernon independently released Bon Iver's debut album For Emma, Forever Ago in 2007, most of which was recorded during a four-month stay in a remote cabin in Wisconsin.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
***If you want to play it like in the recording then you have to play the following chords like this. If NOT then just follow them like you would normally do and ignore everything above the "standard tuning"..***
FCGDm7AmG2 e|----------- ----------- ---------- --1------ --------- ----3----| B|--1-------- --1-------- --3------- --1------ --1------ ---------| G|-----2----- ----------- -----4---- -----2--- ----2---- ---------| D|--------3-- -----2----- --------5- --------- ----2---- ---------| A|----------- --------3-- ---------- --------- --------- ---2-----| E|--1-------- --1-------- --3------- --2------ --1------ ------3--| Place your thumb on the E-1, E-2, and E-3.
*In the beginning you'll slide your thumb from F to G and from G to F.* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
***I use Standard Tuning but feel free to change it to another or move the capo around to fit your voice.***
Capo on the 1st fret.
[Intro]
F-G-F-G-C-F
[Verse]
F up with your turret CF-C-F aren't we just terrified?
F shale, screen your worry CF-C-F from what you won't ever find
CDm7 don't let it fool you CDm7AmC don't let it fool you down
C dancing around, G(2)F folds in her gown
F sea and the rock below CF-C-F cocked to the undertow
F bones, blood and teeth erode CF-C-F they will be crashing low
CDm7 wings wouldn't help you CDm7AmC wings wouldn't help you down
C down towards the ground G(2)F gravity smiled
[Instrumental]
(slide while strumming) s:strum/slide e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---2s--------5s-------------2s--------2s-----| E|---1s--------3s-------------1s---------------|
F you barely are blinkin' CF-C-F wagging your face around
FCF-C-F when'd this just become a mortal home?
[Outro]
FDm7 won't, won't, won't, won't, won't let you talk me... FDm7AmC won't let you talk me, down
C we'll pull it taut, G(2)F-G-F-G-C... nothing let out