Aug202019

Angie McMahon – Soon Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of Soon by Angie McMahon on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F C/G F G C/G
F C/G F G C/G

[Verse 1]
F C/G F G C/G
I can’t let you sweep me off my feet just yet
F C/G F G C/G
When they’ve only just landed firm on the ground
C/G Am G
And I’m so tired of being messed around

[Verse 2]
F C/G F G C/G
You’ve watched me shift my shape and fall into this mess
F C/G F G C/G
Well maybe you could wait for me I’ll do my best
C/G Am G
To get out of this dreary place
Am Em F G C/G
I’ll have to face this loneliness

[Chorus]
Am F
I’ve been hiding my tears from my mother and she
C/G Am F
She and my father still laugh together see
F C/G G F
See I’d like to have real love some day
F C/G G F
And I’d like to get past this heartbreak
F F C/G G F
Soon

[Verse 3]
F C/G F G C/G
I feel like I’m living when I smell his cigarette smoke
F C/G F G C/G
Rich and bitter and yesterday I couldn’t stop
C/G Am G
remembering him
Am Em F G C/G
Oh what a waste of breath and time

[Outro]
F C/G G F
I’d like to have real love someday
F C/G G F
And I’d like to get past this heartbreak
C/G
Soon

How to play Soon: key, chords and progression

To play Soon by Angie McMahon, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 5 chords: F, C/G, G, Am and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C/G – F – G (IV – I – IV – V in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.