Chords of: Ancient Words by: Michael W. Smith. (G, D, Em, C) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Ancient Words” by Michael W. Smith is in C Major and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 152 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, Em, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 4:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D → C → Em → G → C → D/F# → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:55 | 44% |
| D | 0:36 | 14% |
| C | 0:23 | 9% |
| Em | 0:22 | 9% |
| G/D | 0:12 | 5% |
| Am | 0:12 | 4% |
| D/F# | 0:11 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
G – D – Am – G – C – D – Em – D/F# – G – C6 – G/D – D – G – C – G – D/F# – Em – D/F# – Gmaj7 – A/G – G – Am – G/D – Daug – G – C – G – D – G – C – D – Em – D/E – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G/D – D – G – D – Am – G – Cmaj7 – D – Em – D/F# – G – C6 – G/D – …
