AJR – Break My Face Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

AJR – Break My Face Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsF#G#BA#D#mD#A#mFG#m

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This is the chord progression of Break My Face by AJR on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, Violin and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F#
Okay!
G# B A# D#m F# B
Ah, ah, ah

[Verse 1]
D#  G#
B                                A#                  D#m
You run your mouth, your tongue fell out
F#                                          B
It’s right there on the ground
D#m            G#                      B
But now, you’ll never drown
A#                                D#m
You can’t, you got no mouth
F#                      B
So it ain’t all bad now

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[Pre-Chorus]
D#m                      G#                      B
What doesn’t kill you makes you ugly
A#m                      D#m
Life gives you lemons
F#                                          B
At least it gave you something

[Chorus]
F#
Okay!
G#                      B                      A#            D#m
So if I break my face, and I don’t look so great
F#                                          B
My face is just my face (My face)
F
Okay!
G#                      B            A#m            D#m
So if I break my face, it ain’t my darkest day
F#                      B                                F#
My face is just my face, I’m okay

[Post-Chorus]
G# B A# D#m F# B
Ah, ah, ah

[Verse 2]
D#m
B                      A#                      D#m
You roll your eyes a hundred times
F#            B            F#                      D#m
At every phony lie, are your eyes okay?
G#m            B            A#                      D#m
They rolled away, right down the interstate
F#                                          B
But at least you can’t cry today

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[Chorus]
F#
Okay!
G#            B            A#m                      D#m
So if I break my face, and I don’t look so great
F#                                          B
My face is just my face (My face)
F
Okay!
G#            B                       A#m                     D#m
So if I break my face, it ain’t my darkest day
F#                     B                       F#
My face is just my face, I’m okay

[Post-Chorus]
G# B A# D#m F# B
Ah, ah, ah
G# B A# D#m F# B
Ah, ah, ah

[Bridge]
D#m                      G#                 B
What doesn’t kill you makes you ugly
A#m                      D#m
Life gives you lemons
F#                                           B
At least it gave you something
D#
What doesn’t kill you (What doesn’t kill you)
G#                             B
Makes you ugly (Makes you ugly)
A#m                             D#m
Life gives you lemons
F#                                           B
At least it gave you something

[Chorus]
F#
Okay!
G#               B               A#m               D#m
So if I break my face, and I don’t look so great
F#                             B
My face is just my face (My face)
F#
‘Cause everything is going great
G#               B               A#m                             D#m
So if I break my face, it ain’t my darkest day
F# B F#
My face is just my face, I’m okay

[Outro]
G# B A# D#m F# B
Ah, ah, ah
F#
I’m okay
G#m B
At least it gave you something
A# D#
Ah, ah, ah
F# B
At least it gave you something

How to play Break My Face: key, chords and progression

Break My Face by AJR sits in F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯), and you need 9 chords to play it: F#, G#, B, A#, D#m, D#, A#m, F and G#m.

Listen for B – A# – D#m – F# (IV – III – vi – I in F♯ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – mi – lah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes F, G, Bb, A, Dm, D, Am, E, Gm (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
A#m chord on guitar (x13321)
A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯

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Break My Face chords: questions

What key is Break My Face in?

Break My Face by AJR is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Break My Face?

Break My Face uses 9 chords: F#, G#, B, A#, D#m, D#, A#m, F, G#m.

What is the chord progression of Break My Face?

The main progression is B – A# – D#m – F# (IV – III – vi – I).

Is Break My Face easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes F, G, Bb, A, Dm, D, Am, E, Gm (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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