This is the chord progression of Birthday Party by AJR on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Verse 1]
C E
This hospital’s got lots of crying kids
F Dm
A minute ago, I did not exist
C E F Dm
It’s nice to finally meet my relatives
C E
I bet it’s always gonna stay this fun
F Dm
I bet it’s easy staying ‘way from drugs
C E
I bet our parents always stay in love
F Dm
Always stay in love
[Pre-Chorus]
C E
Me, my, oh, what a life
F Dm
So lean on my people, gon’ be stepping in time (Wow)
C E
Me, my, oh, what a life
F Dm
So lean on my people, gon’ be stepping in time
[Chorus]
C
So thank you
E Am
For coming to my birthday party
F C
I am one minute old today
E Am F
And everything is going great (Oh)
C
Thank you
E Am
For coming to my birthday party
F C
I am one minute old today
E Am
And my minute’s been going great
F
And I hope it stays that way
[Verse 2]
C E
I bet this Instagram’s a load of fun
F Dm
It’s best to show the best of everyone
C E F Dm
I bet it never bites us in the bum
C E
I bet my ignorance is always bliss
F Dm
Except ignoring pigment in our skin
C E
I bet my country’s nice to immigrants
F Dm
And that’s just how it is
[Pre-Chorus]
C E
Me, my, oh, what a life
F Dm
So lean on my people, gon’ be stepping in time (Wow)
C E
Me, my, oh, what a life
F Dm
So lean on my people, gon’ be stepping in time
[Chorus]
C
So thank you
E Am
For coming to my birthday party
F C
I am one minute old today
E Am F
And everything is going great (Oh)
C
Thank you
E Am
For coming to my birthday party
F C
I am one minute old today
E Am
And my minute’s been going great
F
And I hope it stays that way
[Bridge]
Am Dm F
In heaven, everything is fine
Am Dm F
In heaven, everything is fine
Em F G
You got your good things
Am
And I’ve got mine
Am Dm F
In heaven, everything is fine
Am Dm F
In heaven, everything is fine
Em F G
You got your good things
C
And I’ve got mine
[Chorus]
C
Thank you
E Am
For coming to my birthday party
F C
I am one minute old today
E Am F
And everything is going great (Oh)
C
Thank you
E Am
For coming to my birthday party
F C
I am one minute old today
E Am
And my minute’s been going great
F
And I hope it stays that way
[Outro]
C E
This hospital’s got lots of crying kids
F Dm
A minute ago, I did not exist
C E F Dm
It’s nice to finally meet my relatives
C E
I bet I’ll never outgrow all my friends
F Dm
I bet I’ll see a female president
C E F
Yeah, I can tell this life will be a cinch
Dm
And that’s just how it is