Backstreet Boys – Chances Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Backstreet Boys – Chances Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

This is the chord progression of Chances by Backstreet Boys on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

G#m, B, D#m, E
(G#m)What if I never run into (B)you?
(D#m)What if you never smiled at (E)me?
(G#m)What if I had noticed you (B)too?
And you(D#m) never showed up where I happened to (E)be

(G#m)What’s a girl like you (B)doing in a place like this?
(D#m)On a quiet night, (E)what are the odds?
(G#m)What’s a guy like me(B) doing in a place like this?
(D#m)I could have just walked by, (E)who would have thought?
What are the (G#m)chances that we’d end up (B)dancing?
Like 2 in a(D#m) million, like once in a (E)life
I could have (D#m)found you, put my arms around (B)you
Like 2 in a (D#m)million, like once in a (E)life
What are the chances?

(G#m)What if I hadn’t asked for your (B)name?
And (D#m)time hadn’t stopped when you said it to (E)me? Oh
Of(G#m) all of the plans that I could have(B) made
Of (D#m)all of the nights that I couldn’t(E) sleep, oh

(G#m)What’s a girl like you (B)doing in a place like this?
(D#m)On a quiet night, (E)what are the odds?
(G#m)What’s a guy like me(B) doing in a place like this?
(D#m)I could have just walked by, (E)who would have thought?

What are the (G#m)chances that we’d end up (B)dancing?
Like 2 in a(D#m) million, like once in a (E)life
I could have (D#m)found you, put my arms around (B)you
Like 2 in a (D#m)million, like once in a (E)life
What are the chances?

(G#m)Is it love? Is it fate?
(B)Who am I? Who’s to say?
(D#m)Don’t know exactly what it (E)means (Ooh, oh, yeah)
(G#m)Is it love? Is it fate?
(B)Where it leads, who can say?
(D#m)Maybe you and I were meant to(E) be

(E)What, what
What are the(G#m) chances that we’d end up (B)dancing?
2 in a (D#m)million, once in a (E)life
That I could have (G#m)found you, put my(B) arms around you (My arms around you)
Like 2 in a (D#m)million (It’s like 2 in a million), like once in a (E)life, yeah (Woah)
What are the (G#m)chances? (What are the chances?)
2 in a(D#m) million, once in a(E) life
What are the (G#m)chances? (What are the(B) chances?)
2 in a(D#m) million, once in a(E) life
(G#m)What if I never run into (B)you?
And (D#m)what if you never smiled at (E)me?

How to play Chances: key, chords and progression

Chances by Backstreet Boys is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 4 chords in all: G#m, B, D#m and E.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, G, Bm, C (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

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Chances chords: questions

What key is Chances in?

Chances by Backstreet Boys is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Chances?

Chances uses 4 chords: G#m, B, D#m, E.

Is Chances easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, G, Bm, C (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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