5 Seconds Of Summer – Caramel Chords on Piano & Ukulele

5 Seconds Of Summer – Caramel Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Caramel chords by 5 Seconds Of Summer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F  Am C
F  Am C

[Verse 1]
F
Under the East, gotta leave,
                  Am C
 I need a way out
F
Lookin' at me, colourin'
                     Am C
all of the lines now
F
You only break when you take
                 Am C
 the bend too far
F
Don't like it fake, I relate,
                     Am C
 I think it's true love

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[Pre-Chorus]
     F                  G
It's been a while since you and
        Am
I been where we started
F             C            G
I don't wanna let it fade away

[Chorus]
              F
It used to be easy
                   Am
Now you can't even look at
           C
me in the eye
           F
A visceral feelin'
                 Am      C
That I can never leave behind
                  F
And it's under my skin,
 but I can't rеach it
                        Am
And you know where I've been,
               C
 so wе play pretend
              F
It used to be easy, it used
      Am C
 to be easy

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[Instrument]
F G Am C
F G Am C

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[Verse 2]
F
I know it well, caramel,
 I feel the comedown
Am                 C
(Feel the comedown) Yeah
F
We've been to hell, I can tell,
                       Am C
we're slowin' down now
         F
Ooh, you bring up the past,
didn't ask, give me the know-how
     Am                    C
(I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
 I'm sorry)
   F
So we make it last, 'nother
                           Am C
glass, until we come 'round

[Pre-Chorus]
     F                  G
It's been a while since you and
        Am
 I been where we started
F             C            G
I don't wanna let it fade away

[Chorus]
              F
It used to be easy
                   Am
Now you can't even look at
           C
me in the eye
           F
A visceral feelin'
                 Am      C
That I can never leave behind
                  F
And it's under my skin,
but I can't rеach it
                        Am
And you know where I've been,
               C
 so wе play pretend
              F
It used to be easy,
                Am C
it used to be easy

[Bridge]
F                    Am
Love like a landslide,
           C
I kiss you goodnight
F                    Am
Love like a landslide,
           C
I kiss you goodnight
              F    G Am C
It used to be easy

[Instrument]
F G Am C
F G Am C
F G Am C
F G Am C
C

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How to play Caramel: key, chords and progression

Caramel by 5 Seconds Of Summer keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 4 chords: F, Am, C and G.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Em, G, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

Caramel chords: questions

What key is Caramel in?

Caramel by 5 Seconds Of Summer is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Caramel?

Caramel uses 4 chords: F, Am, C, G.

What is the chord progression of Caramel?

The main progression is F – Am – C – F (IV – vi – I – IV).

Is Caramel easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Em, G, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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