Belle and Sebastian – Your Secrets Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Belle and Sebastian – Your Secrets Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsE5EAC#mBF#B5G#CF#mD

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[Intro]
E5
E

[Verse 1]
   E                A
To step out of your cradle
   E
is like coming down
C#m            B            A
I just had somebody tell me I
                       E
was introspective to a fault
     A           E
I'll be a doozer - if I can
A             E               F#
But I will contented be right now
          A
for us to keep our secret

[Interlude]
B5

[Chorus]
          E                A
You could tell me all your secrets
E                        A
All you ever do is run and hide
                  B
You can keep it inside
          E                A
You could tell me all your secrets
E                       A
All I have to do is let it ride
                B
I can keep it inside
            C#m
But if it's as it seems,
      G#
and I keep having dreams
          B*
About the two of us,
          C*
then it's obvious
           E
You should stop treating me
           A      E
like I was just a child
           E
You should start treating me
           A       B       A
like I was just as wild as you

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[Instrumental]
B    A    F#m    E    B    E

[Verse 2]
   E                A
To step out of your cradle
        E
is like coming down
C#m            B            A
I just had somebody tell me I
                       E
was introspective to a fault
     A           E
I'll be a doozer - if I can
A             E               F#
But I will contented be right now
          A
for us to keep our secret

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[Interlude]
B5

[Chorus]
         E              A
We could be a little closer
    E
The mystery you're
          A
trying to preserve
                    B
You don't need in reserve
         E               A
We could get a little closer
  E                      A
Intimacy has the greater charm
                   B
And it would do no harm
          C#m
To give a little way,
           G#
oh please stop holding sway
          B
You could even read
        C*
me your poetry
N.C.         E
If you could stop treating
              A      E
me like I was just a child
E
Start treating me like
      A       B
I was just as wild as you
E
Stop treating me like
      A      D     E
I was just a chi-i-ild

[Outro]
D     E
Chi-i-ild
       D     B
Just a chi-i-ild
       D     B
Just a chi-i-ild
       D     B
Just a chi-i-ild
       D     B
Just a chi-i-ild

How to play Your Secrets: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Your Secrets by Belle and Sebastian on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Your Secrets by Belle and Sebastian sits in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 11 chords to play it: E5, E, A, C#m, B, F#, B5, G#, C, F#m and D.

The backbone of the song is A – E – A – B (IV – I – IV – V in E major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D5, D, G, Bm, A, E, A5, F#, Bb, Em (73% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 45% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E5 chord on guitar (022xxx)
E5E B
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♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B5 chord on guitar (x244xx)
B5B F♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

Your Secrets chords: questions

What key is Your Secrets in?

Your Secrets by Belle and Sebastian is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Your Secrets?

Your Secrets uses 11 chords: E5, E, A, C#m, B, F#, B5, G#, C, F#m, D.

What is the chord progression of Your Secrets?

The main progression is A – E – A – B (IV – I – IV – V).

Is Your Secrets easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D5, D, G, Bm, A, E, A5, F#, Bb, Em (73% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 45% without a capo).

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