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Glass Animals – Heat Waves Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
  C#m       B     G#m    F#
C#m    B

G#m                F#
 (Last night all I think about is you
C#m                 B
  Don't stop, baby, you can walk through
G#m                F#
  Don't wanna but I think about you
C#m                 B               G#m       F#*
  You know that I'm never gonna do)
C#m            B
  Road shimmer wigglin' the vision
G#m                     F#
  Heat, heat waves, I’m swimmin' in a mirror
E              B
  Road shimmer wigglin' the vision
G#m                     F#*
  Heat, heat waves, I’m swimmin' in a—

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[Chorus]
C#m               B
  Sometimes all I think about is you
G#m                  F#
  Late nights in the middle of June
E                 B
  Heat waves been fakin' me out
G#m              F#
  Can’t make you happier now
C#m               B
  Sometimes all I think about is you
G#m                  F#
  Late nights in the middle of June
E                 B
  Heat waves been fakin' me out
G#m              F#
  Can’t make you happier now

[Verse 1]
C#m            B
  Usually I put somethin' on TV
G#m                F#
  So we never think about you and me
E                B
  But today I see our reflections clearly
G#m            F#
  In Hollywood, layin' on the screen
E                        B
  You just need a better life than this
G#m                        F#
  You need somethin' I can never give
E                 B
  Fake water all across the road
G#m                  F#
  It's gone now, the night has come, but

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[Chorus]
C#m               B
  Sometimes all I think about is you
G#m                  F#
  Late nights in the middle of June
E                 B
  Heat waves been fakin' me out
G#m              F#
  Can’t make you happier now

[Verse 2]
C#m                 B
You can't fight it, you can't breathe
G#m               F#
You say somethin' so lovin', but
C#m                   B
  Now I gotta let you go
G#m                       F#
  You'll be better off in someone new
C#m                 B
  I don't wanna be alone
G#m                 F#
  You know it hurts me too
E           F#
  You look so broken when you cry
G#m         F#
  One more and then I say goodbye

[Chorus]
C#m               B
  Sometimes all I think about is you
G#m                  F#
  Late nights in the middle of June
E                 B
  Heat waves been fakin' me out
G#m              F#
  Can’t make you happier now
C#m               B
  Sometimes all I think about is you
G#m                  F#
  Late nights in the middle of June
E                 B
  Heat waves been fakin' me out
G#m              F#
  Can’t make you happier now

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[Bridge]
E                 E
  I just wanna know what you're dreamin' of
F#                   F#
  When you sleep and smile so comfortable
G#m               G#m
 I just wish that I could give you that
B          B     B     B
  That look that's perfectly un-sad
E                F#
  Sometimes all I think about is you
G#m                 D#
  Late nights in the middle of June
E                F#
  Heat waves been fakin' me out
G#m              B
  Heat waves been fakin' me out

[Chorus]
C#m               B
  Sometimes all I think about is you
G#m                  F#
  Late nights in the middle of June
E                 B
  Heat waves been fakin' me out
G#m              F#
  Can’t make you happier now
C#m               B
  Sometimes all I think about is you
G#m                  F#
  Late nights in the middle of June
E                 B
  Heat waves been fakin' me out
G#m              F#
  Can’t make you happier now

[Outro]
C#m            B
  Road shimmer wigglin' the vision
G#m                     F#
  Heat, heat waves, I’m swimmin' in a mirror
E              B
  Road shimmer wigglin' the vision
G#m                     F#*
  Heat, heat waves, I’m swimmin' in a mirror
C#m    B     G#m    F#
E      B     G#m    F#

How to play Heat Waves: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Heat Waves by Glass Animals on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Heat Waves by Glass Animals is written in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯) and moves through 6 chords: C#m, B, G#m, F#, E and D#.

Most of the song cycles through C#m – B – G#m – F# (ii – I – vi – V in B major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – lah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, G, Em, D, C, B (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 17% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

Heat Waves chords: questions

What key is Heat Waves in?

Heat Waves by Glass Animals is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Heat Waves?

Heat Waves uses 6 chords: C#m, B, G#m, F#, E, D#.

What is the chord progression of Heat Waves?

The main progression is C#m – B – G#m – F# (ii – I – vi – V).

Is Heat Waves easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, G, Em, D, C, B (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 17% without a capo).

How to play Heat Waves: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Heat Waves chords: questions

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