Ben Platt – Older Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Ben Platt – Older Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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

[Verse 1]
C
I was walking down 57th Street towards Park
G
With the same old song in my same old heart
Am                                                    F
Making plans I’m gonna do when I get older
C
Passed a gray-haired man and I found his eyes
G
It’s like he knew my thoughts and he read my mind
Am                                                                    F
Saying life is gonna find you when it’s supposed to

[Pre-chorus]
Am
Felt my feet stop short and I turned my head
C                        D                                              F
Tried to lean into every word he said, then he said

[Chorus]
C                                              F                        C
When you are younger, you’ll wish you’re older
F                                              C                                               G
Then when you’re older, you’ll wish for time to turn around
Am                        G                        F
Don’t let your wonder turn into closure
C                                              G
When you get older, when you get older

[Post-Chorus]
C F Am G
Oh, oh, oh, oh
C F Am G
Oh, oh, oh, oh

[Verse 2]
C
Have I killed my thoughts right before their prime?
G
Have I bit my tongue one too many times
Am                                              F
Have I said it all the way I really meant to?
C
If I wait ’til my tomorrow comes
G                                              Am
Is the waiting all I’ve ever done?
F
And will I get to,

[Pre-chorus]
Am
get to know myself in the place I am
G                                              D                                              F
Get to fall in love with another man and understand

[Chorus]
C                                              F                        C
When you are younger, you’ll wish you’re older
F                                                                    C                        G
Then when you’re older, you’ll wish for time to turn around
Am                        G                        F
Don’t let your wonder turn into closure
C                                                                    G
When you get older, when you get older

[Post-Chorus]
C F Am G
Oh, oh, oh, oh
C F Am G
Oh, oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]
C                                              F                        C
When you are younger, you’ll wish you’re older
F                        C                                               G
When you get older, you’ll wish for time to turn around
Am                        G                        F
Don’t let your wonder turn into closure
C                                              G
When you get older, when you get older

[Outro]
C F Am G C
Oh, oh, oh, oh

How to play Older: key, chords and progression

Older by Ben Platt is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, G, Am, F and D.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi in C major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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Older chords: questions

What key is Older in?

Older by Ben Platt is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Older?

Older uses 5 chords: C, G, Am, F, D.

What is the chord progression of Older?

The main progression is F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Older easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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