Ben Rector – It Would Be You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Ben Rector – It Would Be You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDbEbmFmGbmAbGbBbmGdimEbBbEbm7Gbmaj7

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[Verse 1]
Db                      Ebm            Fm            Gbm              Ab
If there was anyone I’d want to spend about 100 days with
Db                      Ebm                       Fm                                 Gbm                        Ab
Layin’ in the yard, staring up at stars wondering where all the planes went

[Chorus]
Gb
It would be you
Ab
Only you
Fm
We might not have forever
Bbm                                  Ab
No time for taking chances
Gb
It would be you
Ab
And always you
Fm
And when the lights go out
Bbm                             Gdim
We’ll just keep on dancing in the dark
Eb
‘Cause if the world has got to end
Ab
You might as well just stand up in my arms
Gb                             Ab
In my arms in my arms
Gb          Ab
(Ooh ooh)

[Verse 2]
Db                             Ebm               Fm               Gb               Ab
We’ll leave on the news until the broadcast stops broadcastin’
Db               Ebm               Fm               Gb
Just making drinks instead of plans
Ab
While the record player’s blastin’

[Chorus]
Gb
(I sing) It would be you
Ab
Only you
Fm
We might not have forever
Bbm Ab
No time for taking chances
Gb
It would be you
Ab
And always you
Fm
And when the lights go out
Bbm               Ab                             Gdim
We’ll just keep on dancing in the dark
Ebm
‘Cause if the world has got to end
Ab
You might as well just stand up in my arms

[Bridge]
Ebm               Ab               Bbm               Gb
If the sky turns black, if the markets crash
Ebm                                           Ab                             Bb
You should check your mom’s house, then you should come back
Ebm7                             Ab               Db               Gbmaj7
‘Cause when it all goes down, I want you by my side
Ebm               Ab               Db               Gb
We could stay up ’til the last sunrise
Ab                                           Db
We could stay up until the last sunrise

[Chorus]
Gb
It would be you
Ab
Only you
Fm
We might not have forever
Bbm                             Ab
No time for taking chances
Gb
It would be you
Ab
And always you
Fm
And when the lights go out
Bbm                             Gb
We’ll just keep on dancing in the dark
Gb
In the dark
In the dark
Ab
In the dark
Fm
It would be you ’til the end of the world
Bbm                             Ab
‘Til the end of the world. (Yeah)
Gdim                                           Ebm
‘Cause if the world has got to end
Gbmaj7                             Ab
You might as well just end up
Db
In my arms
Db Ebm Fm Gb Db

How to play It Would Be You: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of It Would Be You by Ben Rector on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

It Would Be You by Ben Rector is written in D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭) and moves through 12 chords: Db, Ebm, Fm, Gbm, Ab, Gb, Bbm, Gdim, Eb, Bb, Ebm7 and Gbmaj7.

The backbone of the song is Gb – Ab – Fm – Bbm (IV – V – iii – vi in D♭ major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – mi – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, Dm, Em, Fm, G, F, Am, F#dim, D, A (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Gbm chord on guitar (244222)
G♭mG♭ A D♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Gdim chord on guitar (xx5323)
GdimG B♭ D♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Ebm7 chord on guitar (x68676)
E♭m7E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
Gbmaj7 chord on guitar (2x332x)
G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F

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It Would Be You chords: questions

What key is It Would Be You in?

It Would Be You by Ben Rector is in the key of D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in It Would Be You?

It Would Be You uses 12 chords: Db, Ebm, Fm, Gbm, Ab, Gb, Bbm, Gdim, Eb, Bb, Ebm7, Gbmaj7.

What is the chord progression of It Would Be You?

The main progression is Gb – Ab – Fm – Bbm (IV – V – iii – vi).

Is It Would Be You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, Dm, Em, Fm, G, F, Am, F#dim, D, A (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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