Alec Benjamin – Pick Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Alec Benjamin – Pick Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDAEF#mC#mBm

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[Intro}
D A E F#m
D A E F#m

[Verse 1]
      D          A
Is it lying if I add
          E
a couple inches to
     F#m
my height?
D         A
Say I'm 5'11" when
     E             F#m
I'm really just 5'9"
     D
Am I trying too hard,
 A
 tell me, with these
 E            F#m
tired pickup lines?
      D
Baby, when you fell from
  A              E
Heaven, did it hurt
              F#m
or are you fine?


[Pre-Chorus]
D
We can say that we
       A
met at a party
E
Or at the park or
         F#m
through our friend Charlie
D
Something we'll
             A
 probably forget
    E
And then have to
          F#m
 make up again
D
We can say that
       A
 we met doing yoga
E
Or at the coffee
      F#m
shop over mochas
D
Something we'll
          A
probably forget
    E
And then have
 to make up again

[Chorus]
D              A
Pick me if you need a guy
   E              F#m
 within a hundred miles
    D               A
Who likes tea, is a Gemini,
     E          F#m
 has family in Ohio
D            A
Is free this Friday night
     C#m
 and just might
          F#m
 make you smile
D
I know there's other
             E
fish in the sea
         D A E F#m
But pick me

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[Verse 2]
      D          A
Is it lying if I tell
            E          F#m
 you that I went to UFC
     D
Even though I didn't
 A            E       F#m
graduate and had a 2.3?
     D
Am I trying too hard,
 A             E
tell me, if I say
                F#m
you've got to be
         D
The most flawless specimen,
  A
 you're better than
  E           F#m
 I've ever seen?

[Pre-Chorus]
D
We can say that
       A
 we met at a party
E
Or at the park or
        F#m
through our friend Charlie
D
Something we'll
             A
 probably forget
    E
And then have to
          F#m
make up again
D
We can say that we
    A
 met doing yoga
E
Or at the coffee
      F#m
shop over mochas
D
Something we'll
          A
 probably forget
    E
And then have
make up again

[Chorus]
D              A
Pick me if you need a guy
   E              F#m
 within a hundred miles
    D               A
Who likes tea, is a Gemini,
     E          F#m
 has family in Ohio
D            A
Is free this Friday night
     C#m
 and just might make
     F#m
you smile
D
I know there's other
             E
fish in the sea
         D A E F#m
But pick me
         D    E
But pick me, mmm


[Bridge]
Bm
I'm here waiting,
  E
 undeterred
   Bm
My heart is aching,
      E
 but still no word


[Chorus]
D              A
Pick me if you need a guy
   E              F#m
 within a hundred miles
    D               A
Who likes tea, is a Gemini,
     E          F#m
 has family in Ohio
D            A
Is free this Friday night
     C#m
 and just might make
     F#m
you smile
D
I know there's other
             E
fish in the sea
         D A E F#m
But pick me
         D    E
But pick me, mmm

Watch: Alec Benjamin - Pick Me [Official Music Video]

From Alec Benjamin on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Pick Me: key, chords and progression

These are Pick Me chords by Alec Benjamin on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Pick Me by Alec Benjamin sits in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 6 chords to play it: D, A, E, F#m, C#m and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – A – E – F#m (IV – I – V – vi in A major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em, Bm, Am (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% 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
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

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Pick Me chords: questions

What key is Pick Me in?

Pick Me by Alec Benjamin is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Pick Me?

Pick Me uses 6 chords: D, A, E, F#m, C#m, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Pick Me?

The main progression is D – A – E – F#m (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Pick Me easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em, Bm, Am (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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