AJR – Buy You A Rose Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

AJR – Buy You A Rose Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsCE7FFmAmGEmD

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This is the chord progression of Buy You A Rose by AJR on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C
I been out walking
E7
By the shore
F
The air was still
Fm
And still the water cold
C E7 Am
And I want you to know
F C
I’m thinking of you
C
This kind of chill
E7
It helps me cope
F Fm
I was so young to leave you all alone
C E7 Am
And I want you to know
F C
I’m thinking of you

[Pre-chorus]
Am
All the pretty girls they find
F
A way to keep you on my mind
C G
I swear I heard you singing along
Am
Cities pass like into stars
F
And you’re the one I’m looking for
C G
It’s so wrong
I didn’t know until you were gone

[Chorus]
C F
Tell me, my love, you’re ready to go?
C Em E7
Don’t leave me all on my own and so
Am
I’m just a boy
F D
Who’s telling a girl
G
That when I grow up
F C
I’ll buy you a rose
G
When I grow up
F C
I’ll buy you a rose

[Verse 2]
C E7
And now I’m walking in the rain
F Fm
I couldn’t lie cause I was so afraid
C E7 Am
And I want you to say
F C
You’re thinking of me

[Pre-chorus]
Am
All the pretty girls they find
F
A way to keep you on my mind
C G
I swear I heard you singing along
Am
Cities pass like into stars
F
And you’re the one I’m looking for
C G
It’s so wrong
I didn’t know until you were gone

[Chorus]
C F
Tell me, my love, you’re ready to go?
C Em E7
Don’t leave me all on my own and so
Am
I’m just a boy
F D
Who’s telling a girl
G
That when I grow up
F C
I’ll buy you a rose
G
When I grow up
F C
I’ll buy you a rose

[Bridge]
Am F
Baby tell me that you love me so
C
Can you let me know?
G
Can you hold me close? (hold me close)
Am F
Baby tell me you’ll forgive me now
C G
Cause I don’t know how I can let you down
Hey, hey, heeeeey

[Chorus]
NC
Tell me, my love, you’re ready to go?
NC Em E7
Don’t leave me all on my own and so

Am
I’m just a boy
F D
Who’s telling a girl
G
That when I grow up
F C
I’ll buy you a rose
(I’m gonna buy you a rose)
C F
Tell me, my love (tell me my love), you’re ready to go?
C Em E7
Don’t leave me all on my own (don’t leave me on my own) and so
Am
I’m just a boy
F D
Who’s telling a girl
G
That when I grow up
F C
I’ll buy you a rose
(I’ll buy you a rose)
G
When I grow up
F C
I’ll buy you a rose

[Outro]
G
Yeah, when I grow up
F C
I’ll buy you a rose

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How to play Buy You A Rose: key, chords and progression

Buy You A Rose by AJR sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 8 chords to play it: C, E7, F, Fm, Am, G, Em and D.

Listen for Am – F – C – G (vi – IV – I – V in C major), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: F and Fm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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Buy You A Rose chords: questions

What key is Buy You A Rose in?

Buy You A Rose by AJR is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Buy You A Rose?

Buy You A Rose uses 8 chords: C, E7, F, Fm, Am, G, Em, D.

What is the chord progression of Buy You A Rose?

The main progression is Am – F – C – G (vi – IV – I – V), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship.

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