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The Chicks – For Her Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G  D  G  D

[Verse 1]
       G                  
I'm a lover 'cause I can't
  D
 help myself
   G                          
A natural mother since the day
         D
 that I fell
       G                D     
Not a martyr, I'm just someone
      G    C D
 who cares

[Chorus]
G
 So dig a little bit deeper
D                       G
And be a little bit kinder
G
And a lot less guarded
           D             G
'Cause it takes, it takes
G
It takes a lot of hard work
          D                G
To get a whole lot stronger
  G
'Cause it's real tough, girl

[Post-Chorus]
D     G          D  G     D
 Why can't we be together?
     G            D      G  D
Why can't we love   for her?

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[Verse 2]
        G                    
Wish I could go back and tell
             D
 my younger self
           G                
"You're a fighter, you just
       C        D
 don't know it yet"

[Chorus]
G
 So dig a little bit deeper
          D            G
And be a whole lot louder
G
And a lot less guarded
                 D       G
'Cause it takes, it takes
G
It takes a lot of hard work
G         D                G
To get a whole lot stronger
  G
'Cause it's real tough, girl

[Post-Chorus]
D    G           D  G    D
 Why can't we be together?
     G            D     G  D
Why can't we love  for her?
G   G D   G   G D
G   G A   G   G D

[Bridge]
G
Stand up, show love for her, for her
B7
  Stand up, show up for her, for her
Em
  Stand up, show love for her, for her
C
  Stand up, show up for her, for her
G                 D  G     D
  Why can't we be together?
     G           D      G  D
Why can't we love  for her?

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[Chorus]
G                        B7
 So dig a little bit deeper
B7                     Em
And be a whole lot kinder
Em
And a lot less guarded
 C                       G
'Cause it takes, it takes
                       B7
It takes a lot of hard work
                         Em
To get a whole lot stronger
                         C
'Cause it's real tough, girl

[Outro]
G
Stand up, show love
B7
  Stand up, show up
Em                     C
  Stand up, show love for 
  her, for her
G                     B7
  Stand up, show love for 
  her, for her
Em                   C 
  Stand up, show up for
             G  B7
   her, for her
Em        C
Oh, stand up
G  B7        Em
Oh,  stand up  for her
C     G   G   B7  Em C
  Mm-hmm, mm-hmm
G
La-da-da-da-da-da
B7
  La-da-da-da-da-da
Em
  La-da-da-da-da-da
C
Mmm
G
La-da-da-da-da-da
B7
  La-da-da-da-da-da
Em                 
  La-da-da-da-da-da	
   C  G  B7  Em  C  G

How to play For Her: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of For Her by The Chicks on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

For Her by The Chicks is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 6 chords: G, D, C, A, B7 and Em.

Most of the song cycles through G – B7 – Em – C (I – III7 – vi – IV in G major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.