Adrianne Lenker – Two Reverse Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Adrianne Lenker – Two Reverse Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsC#F#D#mG#D#A#mF#mC#m

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

[Verse 1]
        D#   G#
Lay me down so
    C#       F#
To let you leave
        D#  G#
Tell me lies
         C#       F#
I wanna see your eyes
C#        F#       D#  G#
Is it a crime to say
    C#        F#
I still need you?
D#    G#      C#  F#
Crime, wanna feed you

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[Chorus]
A#m              
Light blue, dark 
        D#m   G# C#
blue, grey
           F#
Crimson trail
A#m               
Straight through, 
       F#m  D#m   G# C#
stay don’t stray

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[Instrumental]
F#  C#

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[Verse 2]
F#    D# G#    C#  F#
Grandmother, Juniper
C# F#    D# G#    C# F#
Tell to me your recipe
         C# F#  D#m G#
Is it a cry I hear
          C#    F#
From the deep wood?
C#       D# G#
Crying, reappear from
C#  F#
The weeds

[Chorus]
C#           C#m D#m
Light blue, dark blue, grey
C#      F#
Crimson trail
        A#m
Straight through, 
stay don’t stray

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[Verse 3]
F#          D#m G#
Through the jail
C#       F#
See the sun
C# F#     D#m G#
Flat as a knife
C#         F#
Cold and white
C#      F#   C#  F#
To my home, two rivers
C#   D#m     G#   C#    F#
Through my home, two reverse
C#      F#        D# G#
Is it a crime to do
          C#     F#
What you ask me to?
C#  F#  D#m  G#  C# F#
Crime

[Outro]
A#m  D#m  C#
F#  A#m   D#

How to play Two Reverse: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Adrianne Lenker by Two Reverse on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Two Reverse by Adrianne Lenker sits in D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), and you need 8 chords to play it: C#, F#, D#m, G#, D#, A#m, F#m and C#m.

Most of the song cycles through G# – C# – F# – C# (V – I – IV – I in D♭ major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, F, Dm, G, D, Am, Fm, Cm (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
A#m chord on guitar (x13321)
A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯

Two Reverse chords: questions

What key is Two Reverse in?

Two Reverse by Adrianne Lenker is in the key of D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Two Reverse?

Two Reverse uses 8 chords: C#, F#, D#m, G#, D#, A#m, F#m, C#m.

What is the chord progression of Two Reverse?

The main progression is G# – C# – F# – C# (V – I – IV – I).

Is Two Reverse easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, F, Dm, G, D, Am, Fm, Cm (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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