Ben Platt – Childhood Bedroom Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Ben Platt – Childhood Bedroom Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for Childhood Bedroom by Ben Platt on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D A Bm G A Bm G F#m Em

[Verse 1]
D
Worrying works in
   A
 mysterious ways
Bm             G
Sneakin' up on me when
 I think that I'm safe
D
But I know a feeling,
       A
 it's sort of a place
Bm                G
A loophole when I need
 to escape

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[Pre-Chorus]
F#m  Em
Everytime I wanna get a
        F#m      Em
 little peace of mind
                  F#m      Em
All I gotta do is close my eyes
And suddenly I'm

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[Chorus]
D             A
Dancin' in my childhood
 bedroom
Bm                 G
Fallin' right back into
the way it was
A              Bm
Dancin' like I never get to
G     F#m    Em
Step into my mind and
suddenly I'm

[Verse 2]
D                     A
Back in the chaos and out
 of my head
Bm              G
The heavy in my chest
 is a feather instead
D                        A
Better equipped for whatever
 comes next
    Bm                  G
And if I need to, I can go
there again

[Pre-Chorus]
F#m  Em
Everytime I wanna get
          F#m      Em
a little peace of mind
                  F#m      Em
All I gotta do is close my eyes
And suddenly I'm

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[Chorus]
D             A
Dancin' in my childhood
bedroom
Bm                 G
Fallin' right back into
the way it was
A              Bm
Dancin' like I never
get to
G     F#m    Em
Step into my mind
and suddenly I'm
D               A
Barefoot on my dark
 blue carpet
Bm        G
Temporary freedom
                A
within these walls
             Bm
Every time I think
                G
I've lost it
F#m  Em
Step into my mind
and suddenly I'm

[Bridge]
D                         A
Somewhere else, somewhere else
Bm                       G
With no one else, no one else
A                             Bm
I'm somewhere else, somewhere else
G    F#m  Em
With no one else,
no one else
And suddenly I'm

[Chorus]
D             A
Dancin' in my childhood
 bedroom
Bm                 G
Fallin' right back into
the way it was
A              Bm
Dancin' like I never
get to
G     F#m    Em
Step into my mind
and suddenly I'm
D               A
Barefoot on my dark
blue carpet
Bm        G
Temporary freedom
                A
within these walls
             Bm
Every time I think
              G
I've lost it
F#m  Em
Step into my mind
and suddenly I'm

[Outro]
D             A
(Somewhere else) With
Bm      G
(No one else) I'm
A          Bm
(Somewhere else) With
G   F#m Em     D
(No one else)

How to play Childhood Bedroom: key, chords and progression

Childhood Bedroom by Ben Platt keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 6 chords: D, A, Bm, G, F#m and Em.

Listen for D – A – Bm – G (I – V – vi – IV in D major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, F, Em, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% 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
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

Childhood Bedroom chords: questions

What key is Childhood Bedroom in?

Childhood Bedroom by Ben Platt is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Childhood Bedroom?

Childhood Bedroom uses 6 chords: D, A, Bm, G, F#m, Em.

What is the chord progression of Childhood Bedroom?

The main progression is D – A – Bm – G (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Childhood Bedroom easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, F, Em, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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