Birdy – Just Like A River Does Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Birdy – Just Like A River Does Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCCsus2F/CFGsus4GC/BAm

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[Intro]

  C     Csus2  C   F/C     C
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[Verse 1]

  C      Csus2   
I always cry, on 
      F/C      C
the train back home
             C     
Watchin' the world 
    Csus2  F/C      C
outside, I used to know
          F
Soon as I get there
              C     Csus2  
I have to go
C   F/C    C

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[Verse 2]

        C         Csus2    
And the years go by, don't 
       F/C           C
even know where I've been
       C           Csus2
In the blink of an eye, 
         F/C         C
could've all been a dream
               F
But I have to find somewhere
               C   Csus2  C   F/C  C
To call my own
           F
Soon as I get there
          Gsus4   G
I have to go

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[Chorus]
C          F      Gsus4    G     
  With two hands, meant to shape 
      C     C/B
  the land
              Am        F  
  Just like a river does,  
              Gsus4    G
  just like a river does
Am            F       
  Another day breaks, 
        Gsus4   G    C
  and I have to go away
   C/B        Am       F
  Gone like a river does
                   Gsus4      G
  All alone like a river does
  C     Csus2  C   F/C     C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |x4


[Verse 3]

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       C             Csus2    
And my landscape has changed, 
C     F/C        C
since last I was here
C           Csus2 C  F/C       C
Some people stay and some disappear
                  F
But I'll always remember
                 C    Csus2 
This part of me
 C    F/C    C
                   F
And I can't help but wonder
               Gsus4   G
How I'll ever leave

[Chorus]
C          F      Gsus4    G     
  With two hands, meant to shape 
      C     C/B
  the land
              Am        F  
  Just like a river does,  
              Gsus4    G
  just like a river does
Am            F       
  Another day breaks, 
        Gsus4   G    C
  and I have to go away
   C/B        Am       F
  Gone like a river does
                   Gsus4      G
  All alone like a river does
  C       F        Gsus4   G
| /   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /  |

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[Bridge]
Am       F       Gsus4  G
Woah, oh-oh, oh
       C   F      Gsus4  G
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh
Am        F        Gsus4  G
Ooh, ooh-ooh, woo-ooh

[Chorus]
C          F      Gsus4 
  With two hands, meant 
     G         C     C/B
  to shape the land
              Am        F  
  Just like a river does,  
              Gsus4    G
  just like a river does
Am            F      
  Another day breaks, 
         Gsus4   G    C
  and I have to go away
   C/B        Am       F
  Gone like a river does
                   Gsus4      G
  All alone like a river does

[Outro]
     C           Csus2   
So I bottle the sound of 
    F/C         C
the wind in the trees
           C       
Follow the salt in 
    Csus2  F/C         C
the air,   down to the sea
            F
Just like a river does
                C
Just like a river does

How to play Just Like A River Does: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Just Like A River Does by Birdy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Just Like A River Does by Birdy sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 8 chords to play it: C, Csus2, F/C, F, Gsus4, G, C/B and Am.

Most of the song cycles through F – Gsus4 – G – C (IV – Vsus4 – V – I in C major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – soh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, Asus2, D, Esus4, E, F#m (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Csus2 chord on guitar (x35533)
Csus2C D G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Gsus4 chord on guitar (330013)
Gsus4G C D
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Just Like A River Does chords: questions

What key is Just Like A River Does in?

Just Like A River Does by Birdy is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Just Like A River Does?

Just Like A River Does uses 8 chords: C, Csus2, F/C, F, Gsus4, G, C/B, Am.

What is the chord progression of Just Like A River Does?

The main progression is F – Gsus4 – G – C (IV – Vsus4 – V – I).

Is Just Like A River Does easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, Asus2, D, Esus4, E, F#m (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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