Tom Odell - Another Love - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords Em, C, Bm, Am, G Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Em  G  C  Em  Bm  C  Em  Am  Em  Bm  C
 
C                  Em               Am     Em
I wanna take you somewhere so you know I care
            Bm                       C
But it's so cold and I don't know where
              Em              Am        Em
I brought you daffodils, on a pretty string
               Bm                     C
but they won't flower like they did last spring
              Em               Am     Em
And I wanna kiss you, make you feel alright
                Bm                 C
but I'm just so tired to share my nights
        Em        Am    Em
I wanna cry and I wanna love
           Bm                C
But all my tears have been used up
 
C               G             Em
On another love, another love
          Bm                 C
All my tears have been used up
                G             Em
on another love, another love
       Bm                    C
All my tears have been used up
                G            Em
on another love, another love
       Bm                   C     G
All my tears have been used Ooohoooh
 
Em  Bm
Ooohooh

Em  G  C  Em  Bm  C  Em  Am  Em  Bm  C
 
C                 Em              Am      Em
And if somebody hurts you, yeah I wanna fight
                  Bm                  C
But my hands been broken one too many times
            Em                Am      Em
So I use my voice, I'll be so fucking rude
                  Bm                     C
Words they always win, but I know I'll lose
               Em              Am        Em
And I'd sing a song that would be just ours
               Bm             C
But I sang 'em all to another heart
            Em          Am       Em
And I wanna cry I wanna learn to love
           Bm                   C
But all my tears have been used up
 
                G            Em
On another love, another love
       Bm                    C
All my tears have been used up
                G             Em
on another love, another love
       Bm                   C
All my tears have been used up
                G            Em
on another love, another love
       Bm                   C    G
All my tears have been used Ooohooh ah
 
Em  Bm
Ooohooh

Em  G  C  Em  Bm  C  Em  Am  Em  Bm  C
 
C              Em              Am       Em
I wanna sing a song that would be just ours
               Bm               C
but I sang 'em all to another heart
            Em          Am        Em
And I wanna cry I wanna fall in love
           Bm                   C
but all my tears have been used up

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Tom Odell - Another Love Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Tom Odell – Another Love: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Em and ends on C. Its chords belong to both G major and Em, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

G major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = F# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = C (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

E minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = D (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the E minor side because it opens on Em and Em is heard 40 times against 11 for G. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from G major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to G or to Em; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from G major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G	Tonic — home	G · B · D	11×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	13×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	24×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	29×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	—
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	40×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Em	Tonic — home	E · G · B	40×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	11×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	13×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	24×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	29×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	—

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 5 different chords appear 117 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

C Em GIV → vi EmVI → iVI → i ×16
Am Em Gii → vi Emiv → iminor plagal ×13
C G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×8
Bm Em Giii → vi Emv → inatural-minor cadence ×2

The move to watch is C → Em, heard 16 times. From the Em side it is VI → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the G side it reads IV → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

G major pentatonic and E minor pentatonic are the same five notes (G – A – B – D – E): start from G for a brighter phrase, from E for a bluesier one.
Over Em, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With G major shapes

No capo — open G shapes
Capo 3 + E shapes
Capo 5 + D shapes

With E minor shapes

No capo — open Em shapes
Capo 2 + Dm shapes
Capo 7 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Em; the ear learns where home is within a second. Em, C, Bm, Am carry the song: vi–IV–iii–ii relative to G, i–VI–v–iv relative to Em. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on C → Em (IV → vi in G, VI → i in Em): VI → i — falls a half step into home. The final chord is C; the ear comes to rest in G.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.

Tom Odell - Another Love Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.

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