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Alvvays – Pharmacist Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
D             A
I know you're back
D            A           G
I saw your sister at the pharmacy
        A
Picking up
G                 A
Said you had that new love glow
D               F#m
Now that you're here
Bm        D/A            G
I want to wake up on the right side
        A
Looking back
G              A                D
Getting out of neutral new track

[Chorus]
D           Cdim            G
You know it happens all the time,
    D
it's alright
D/C#      Cdim            G
I hear it happens all the time

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[Verse 2]
D       F#m
We volunteered
Bm    D/A               G
Local centre off the highway
    A
Nicorette
G                 A
Those paths have grown in now
D       F#m
Velvet fall
Bm  D/A             G
An assistant to the way
                A
life's shaking out
G               A         D
Those girls are older now

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[Chorus]
D           Cdim
You know it happens all
    G         D
the time, it's alright
D/C#      Cdim
I hear it happens all
    G         D
the time, it's alright
D/C#      Cdim
I know I never
             G      D
crossed your mind

[Outro]
D F#m Bm D/A
G A G A
D F#m Bm D
Bm D Cdim G

How to play Pharmacist: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Pharmacist by Alvvays on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Pharmacist by Alvvays keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 8 chords: D, A, G, F#m, Bm, D/A, Cdim and D/C#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – G – A – D (V – IV – V – I in D major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – soh – doh. 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, F, Em, Am, Bbdim (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

Cdim chord on guitar (xxx542) — CdimC E♭ G♭

Pharmacist chords: questions

What key is Pharmacist in?

Pharmacist by Alvvays is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Pharmacist?

Pharmacist uses 8 chords: D, A, G, F#m, Bm, D/A, Cdim, D/C#.

What is the chord progression of Pharmacist?

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

Is Pharmacist easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, F, Em, Am, Bbdim (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

How to play Pharmacist: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Pharmacist chords: questions

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