AJR – Way Less Sad Chords on Piano & Ukulele

AJR – Way Less Sad Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Instrumental]
D A G G
D A G G
D A G G D

[Verse 1]
                     A
I should move 'cause NY
                   G
is getting muddier
                G
There’s LA but it’s always
kind of sunny out.
    D                          A
And I don’t want to hang no more,
G                        D D D A
so I set my bar real low

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[Pre Chorus]
D              A
    I’m a-okay, I’m a-okay
G
   You say it but you just
   don’t mean it
D                  A
  You’re so insane, you’re so insane
G
  Shut up and just enjoy this feeling

[Chorus]
G                                  G
  Don’t you love it don’t you love it
                  Bm
No, I ain't happy yet
                  A
But I’m Way Less Sad
G                                  G
  Don’t you love it don’t you love it
                  Bm
No, I ain't happy yet
                  A
But I’m Way Less Sad

[Instrumental]
D          A          G
 (hey hey!) (hey hey!) (hey hey!)
         G
But I’m way less sad
D          A          G
 (hey hey!) (hey hey!) (hey hey!)
         G
But I’m way less sad

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[Verse 2]
D                    A
  I wake up and I’m not so mad
  at Twitter now.
G                         G
  Livin' sucks but it’s sucking
  just a little now
    D                         A
And I don’t want to cry no more,
      G                G
so I set my bar real low

[Pre Chorus]
D              A
    I’m a-okay, I’m a-okay
G
   You say it but you just
   don’t mean it
D                  A
  You’re so insane, you’re so insane
G
  Shut up and just enjoy this feeling

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[Chorus]
D                                  G
  Don’t you love it don’t you love it
                  Bm
No, I ain't happy yet
                  A
But I’m Way Less Sad
D                                  G
  Don’t you love it don’t you love it
                  Bm
No, I ain't happy yet
                  A
But I’m Way Less Sad
D                G
  I may be wrong, I may be right
Bm                      A
  It’s stupid but it’s all I have
D                                  G
  Don’t you love it don’t you love it
                  Bm
No, I ain't happy yet
                  A
But I’m Way Less Sad

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[Bridge]
D     A      G
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
        G
Well I can’t fall asleep and
    D
I’m losing my mind
           Bm
Cause it’s half past 3 and
    A
my brain’s on fire
G
I've been counting sheep and
  D
the sheep all died
         Bm
And I’m trying to hard but
   A
I can’t not try
        G
Well I can’t fall asleep and
    D
I’m losing my mind
           Bm
Cause it’s half past 3 and
    A
my brain’s on fire
G
I've been counting sheep and
  D
the sheep all died
         Bm
And I’m not dead yet so
      A          D
I guess I'll be alright

[Chorus]
                                   G
  Don’t you love it don’t you love it
                  Bm
No, I ain't happy yet
                  A
But I’m Way Less Sad
D                                  G
  Don’t you love it don’t you love it
                  Bm
No, I ain't happy yet
                  A
But I’m Way Less Sad
D                G
  I may be wrong, I may be right
Bm                      A
  It’s stupid but it’s all I have
D                                  G
  Don’t you love it don’t you love it
                  Bm
No, I ain't happy yet
                  A
But I’m Way Less Sad

[Outro]
D  A  G
D  A  G

How to play Way Less Sad: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Way Less Sad by AJR on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Way Less Sad by AJR is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 4 chords: D, A, G and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – A – G – D (I – V – IV – I in D major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

Way Less Sad chords: questions

What key is Way Less Sad in?

Way Less Sad by AJR is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Way Less Sad?

Way Less Sad uses 4 chords: D, A, G, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Way Less Sad?

The main progression is D – A – G – D (I – V – IV – I).

Is Way Less Sad easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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