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Ben Platt – Ease My Mind Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Ease My Mind by Ben Platt on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
G C Am G
Most days I wake up with a pit in my chest
C Am G
There are thoughts that I can’t put to rest
C Am
There’s a worry that I can’t place
G C Am G
Most nights, I am restless and quiet won’t come
C Am G
So I lay there and wait for the sun
C Am
There’s a trouble that won’t show its face

[Pre-Chorus]
Em Am G
You came out of nowhere and
C Em
you cut through all the noise
Em Am G
I make sense to the madness
C G
when I listen to your voice

[Chorus]
G D Am D G
Darling, only you can ease my mind
G D Am D G Em
Help me leave these lonely thoughts behind
Em Am
When they pull me under, and
G C Am
I can feel my sanity start to unwind
G D Am D G
Darling, only you can ease my mind

[Verse 2]
G C Am G
I’ll admit, for a moment I felt so afraid
C Am G
Just to show you the mess that I made
C Am
There are pieces I usually hide
G C Am G
But when you collect me with your steady hand
C Am G
With a language that I understand
C Am G
I feel put back together inside

[Pre-Chorus]
Em Am
You came out of nowhere and
G C
you cut through all the noise
Em Am G C
I make sense of the madness when I listen to your voice

[Chorus]
G D Am D G
Oh Darling, only you can ease my mind
G D Am D G
Oh help me leave these lonely thoughts behind
Em Am G C G Am
When they pull me under, and I can feel my sanity start to unwind
G D Am D G
Darling, only you can ease my mind
G D Am D G
Darling, only you can ease my mind
G D Am D G
Help me leave these lonely thoughts behind
Em Am G C G Am
When they pull me under, and I can feel my sanity start to unwind
G D Am D G
Darling, only you can ease my mind

How to play Ease My Mind: key, chords and progression

Ease My Mind by Ben Platt is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 5 chords in all: G, C, Am, Em and D.

The backbone of the song is G – C – Am – G (I – IV – ii – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – reh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.