AJR – Steves Going To London Chords on Piano & Ukulele

AJR – Steves Going To London Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFBD#G#mC#mF#EF#/A#B/D#

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[Intro]
F

B       D#       G#m
Steve's going to London
C#m     B          F#
Shawn's stuck in a suit
B   D#            G#m
Tom sleeps on his best
          E
 friend's lawn
     C#m             E
Like every other afternoon
B       D#       G#m
Steve's going to London
C#m B           F#
Dan peed in the pool
B   D#           G#m
Tom fell for his best
          E
friend's mom
    C#m
But what the hell
     E        B
you gonna do?

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[Verse 1]
        E
Hey hey, look around,
 look around
               B
Wouldn't it be nice
                F#
for someone to miss ya?
        E
Hey-hey, funny how
all the things
                 B
That you used to like,
            F#
 now they depress ya
[Pre-Chorus]
                C#m
(Ooo) While you try to find
      F#
 some meaning in your
 B                  E
life before you're gone
                C#m
(Ooo) There's a song
            F#
that don't mean anything
     E
 at all
And it sounds like

[Chorus]
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
C#m     B          F#
Shawn's stuck in a suit
B   D#            G#m
Tom sleeps on his best
         E
 friend's lawn
     C#m              E
Like every other afternoon
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
 (Ah, ah, ah, aah)
C#m B           F#
Dan peed in the pool
(Ah, ah, ah, aah)
B   D#           G#m
Tom fell for his best
          E
friend's mom
    C#m
But what the hell you gonna
E
What the hell you gonna do?

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[Interlude]
G#m  F  E  B  F#/A#
G#m  F  E  B  F#/A#
G#m  F  E  B  F#/A#
G#m  F  E  B

[Verse 2]
        E
Hey hey, look around,
 look around
               B
Wouldn't it be nice
            F#
to see me on TV?
    E
I'd dress to the
 nines with a smile
                   B
And you'd probably think
                     F#
that that was the real me

[Pre-Chorus]
                C#m
(Ooo) While you try to
           F#
find some meaning in your
    B               E
 life before you die
               C#m
(Ooo) Here's a bunch
            F#
of random shit to waste
       E
 your time
And it sounds like

[Chorus]
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
C#m     B          F#
Shawn's stuck in a suit
B   D#            G#m
Tom sleeps on his best
         E
friend's lawn
     C#m              E
Like every other afternoon
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
(Ah, ah, ah, aah)
C#m B           F#
Dan peed in the pool
(Ah, ah, ah, aah)
B   D#           G#m
Tom fell for his best
          E
 friend's mom
    C#m
But what the hell you gonna
E
What the hell you gonna do?

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[Interlude]
G#m  F  E  B  F#/A#
G#m  F  E  B  F#/A#
           What the
hell you gonna do?
G#m  F  E  B  F#/A#
G#m  F  E  B

[Bridge]
You- you make this rather
 snappy, won't you?
E   G#m  B
(Ah, ah, aah)
E   G#m  B
(Ah, ah, ah)

[Verse 3]
E
I try hard to
write a cool song
     G#m
So I start with
something simple,
       B
 like trying to put
           E
 my shoes on
E
Now something kinda clicked,
                      G#m
 'cause you relate a bit
                   B
But no one's gonna care
about a shoe song
E
I try hard to write
 a cool song
      G#m
But I gotta make it matter
    B
 so maybe I'll throw
the news on
E
Could I relate the
             G#m
shoes to 2022
            B
Or maybe an election
down in Tucson?
E
I try throwing something
 cool on
       G#m
So I'm listening to Kendrick
     B
and playing the swimming
 pool song
E
But why did I do that?
                     G#m
'Cause now I hate my track
                     B
I'm quite aware I'll never
 write a cool song
E
But who really needs
 a cool song?
F          G#m
There's so many better
              B
 melodies why do you
 need a new one?
E                 B/D#
So stop writing a song
                C#m
about writing a song
                       E
You're losing their attention,
 buddy, move on

[Chorus]
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
(What the hell?)
C#m     B          F#
Shawn's stuck in a suit
B   D#            G#m
Tom sleeps on his best
          E
 friend's lawn
     C#m              E
Like every other afternoon
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
(Ah, ah, ah, aah)
C#m B           F#
Dan peed in the pool
(Ah, ah, ah, aah)
B   D#           G#m
Tom fell for his best
          E
 friend's mom
    C#m
But what the hell you gonna
E
What the hell you gonna do?

[Post-Chorus]
G#m  F  E  B  F#/A#
G#m  F  E  B  F#/A#
           What the
 hell you gonna do?
G#m  F  E  B  F#/A#
G#m  F  E  B  F#/A#

[Outro]
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London
B       D#       G#m
Steve's goin' to London

How to play Steves Going To London: key, chords and progression

These are Steves Going To London chords by AJR on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Steves Going To London by AJR, think in G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). It takes 9 chords: F, B, D#, G#m, C#m, F#, E, F#/A# and B/D#.

Most of the song cycles through G#m – F – E – B (i – VI – VI – III in G♯ minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C#, G, B, Em, Am, D, C (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

Steves Going To London chords: questions

What key is Steves Going To London in?

Steves Going To London by AJR is in the key of G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Steves Going To London?

Steves Going To London uses 9 chords: F, B, D#, G#m, C#m, F#, E, F#/A#, B/D#.

What is the chord progression of Steves Going To London?

The main progression is G#m – F – E – B (i – VI – VI – III).

Is Steves Going To London easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C#, G, B, Em, Am, D, C (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo).

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