Angels & Airwaves – Chasing Shadows Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Angels & Airwaves – Chasing Shadows Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEAC#mBE5/AG#5B5E5A5

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This is the chords of Chasing Shadows by Angels & Airwaves on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E

[Verse 1]
E
Eighteen and a wicker basket
E
Red cape and an open casket
E
Tied up to a broken lever
E
If I move, it hurts forever
A
I am not that host
E
But I want her
E
Wolf in a winter playground
E
White snow to let the red out
E
I hear that alarms are better
E
Than a warning, like a feather
A
I don’t like my tone
E
But I want her

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[Chorus]
C#m A
So here I am
E B
I’m falling to my knees
A E5/A
I’m digging at the shadows of a ghost
E
When you come around
C#m A
So here I am
E B
I’m waiting for the tease
A E5/A
I’m sleeping in the gallows that I chose
E
When you come around

[Break]
E
E
A
E

[Verse 2]
E
Why sleep I can’t forget it
E
Moonrise I’m now committed
E
Your move ’cause I am tethered
E
Like a slave, I don’t know better
A
I listen for your words
E
Yeah I want her
E
Lost boys in a haunted forest
E
Bright things in the maze before us
E
My life has now been severed
A
I can’t bare to remember who I was before
E
The day I met her

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[Chorus]
C#m A
So here I am
E B
I’m falling to my knees
A E5/A
I’m digging at the shadows of a ghost
E
When you come around
C#m A
So here I am
E B
I’m waiting for the tease
A E5/A
I’m sleeping in the gallows that I chose
E
When you come around

[Instrumental]
G#5 B5 E5 A5 B5
G#5 B5 E5 A5 B5
G#5 B5 E5 A5 B5
G#5 B5 E5 A5 B5
E

[Chorus]
C#m A
So here I am
E B
I’m falling to my knees
A E5/A
I’m digging at the shadows of a ghost
E
When you come around
C#m A
So here I am
E B
I’m waiting for the tease
A E5/A
I’m sleeping in the gallows that I chose
E
When you come around

C#m A
So here I am
E B
I’m falling to my knees
A E5/A
I’m digging at the shadows of a ghost
E
When you come around
C#m A
So here I am
E B
I’m waiting for the tease
A E5/A
I’m sleeping in the gallows that I chose
E
When you come around

[Outro]
E

How to play Chasing Shadows: key, chords and progression

To play Chasing Shadows by Angels & Airwaves, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 9 chords: E, A, C#m, B, E5/A, G#5, B5, E5 and A5.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – C#m – A – E (I – vi – IV – I in E major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – 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 D, G, Bm, A, D5, F#5, A5, G5 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
E5 chord on guitar (022xxx)
E5E B
G#5 chord on guitar (466xxx)
G♯5G♯ D♯
B5 chord on guitar (x244xx)
B5B F♯
A5 chord on guitar (x022xx)
A5A E

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Chasing Shadows chords: questions

What key is Chasing Shadows in?

Chasing Shadows by Angels & Airwaves is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Chasing Shadows?

Chasing Shadows uses 9 chords: E, A, C#m, B, E5/A, G#5, B5, E5, A5.

What is the chord progression of Chasing Shadows?

The main progression is E – C#m – A – E (I – vi – IV – I).

Is Chasing Shadows easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A, D5, F#5, A5, G5 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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