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Birds Of Prey – Invisible Chains Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Invisible Chains by Lauren Jauregui performed in Birds Of Prey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
Dm Bb Gm
I’ve been trapped in a cage
Dm Bb Gm
Sorrow said I should stay
Dm Gm
But I found beauty in this pain
Dm Bb
Gave me strength to break these invisible chains

[Verse 1]
Gm
I don’t believe in your fairytales and goals
Gm
Conozco la vida and she’s working on my soul
Dm
And she’s working on my soul
Dm
This ain’t over yet
Dm
Still got demons in my hea-a-ad
Dm
Cold, sweating in my bed, whoa
Dm
Don’t wanna get used to

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm
Screaming in my sleep like every night
Dm
Just praying on the day when I see the light
Dm
‘Bout hundred miles deep but I’m feeling like
Dm
I’m running outta time

[Chorus]
Dm Bb Gm
I’ve been trapped in a cage
Dm Bb Gm
Sorrow said I should stay
Dm Gm
But I found beauty in this pain
Dm Bb
Gave me strength to break these invisible chains

[Post-Chorus]
Bb Gm
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Dm
Invisible chains
Bb Gm
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Dm
Invisible chains

[Verse 2]
Gm
Still tastin’ metal
Dm
It lingers on my lips
I let it haunt me
Gm Dm
So I don’t ever forget
Dm
All of the battles
Dm
I’ma walk through the fire and the shadows, yeah-yeah
Dm
Fk around and get handled, yeah
Gm
‘Cause I’m not going back to

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm
Screaming in my sleep like every night
Dm
Just praying on the day when I see the light
Dm
‘Bout hundred miles deep but I’m feeling like
Dm
I’m running outta time

[Chorus]
Dm Bb Gm
I’ve been trapped in a cage
Dm Bb Gm
Sorrow said I should stay
Dm Gm
But I found beauty in this pain
Dm Bb
Gave me strength to break these invisible chains

[Post-Chorus]
Bb Gm
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Dm
Invisible chains
Bb Gm
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Dm
Invisible chains

[Bridge]
Bb
It’s too late to save me, yeah
Gm
Don’t you come my way, don’t pray for me
Gm
‘Cause I saved myself
Dm
Already saved myself (Oh-oh-oh)
Bb
It’s too late to save me, yeah
Gm
Don’t you come my way, don’t pray for me
Gm
‘Cause I saved myself
Dm
I’ve already saved myself

[Chorus]
Dm Gm
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh (Whoa-oh-oh)
Dm Gm
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh (Oh-oh-oh)
Dm Gm
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Dm Gm
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh (Oh-oh)
Dm Gm
Invisible chains

How to play Invisible Chains: key, chords and progression

Invisible Chains by Birds Of Prey keeps coming home to E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). You need 3 chords: Dm, Bb and Gm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm – Bb – Gm – Dm (vii – V – iii – vii in E♭ major). In solfa, that is te – soh – mi – te. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, G, Em (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.