Blake Rose – Sweet Caledonia Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Blake Rose – Sweet Caledonia Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
          G
It was a island wedding
For two love striken faces
           Bm
Trick are wasting and
  D           G
hearts were full
        G
These ghosts on the walls
just got in pathways
               Bm
The line they outside,
      D       G
and down to help
                   G
There was an old weeping willow
It stood where the path opened
          Bm
It had a rope swing and
 D         G
wide wood bench
          G
We would sit there for ages
While our parents all drank
like sailors
            Bm          D    G
Wondering where these stars went

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[Chorus]
A
..How did I get so far?
How did I get so far,
  Bm      D        G
running away from you?
A
..How did I get so caught up?
How did I get so lost,
 Bm        D         G
trying to hide from you?
From my shadow

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[Verse 2]
           G
We’d use pocket knives
to carve weapons
Adventure out into the woods
                 Bm
And stretch for miles
           D        G
from the backyard fence
            G
Then we forget we fight
Imaginary beings
              Bm        D       G
Like all the ones we dream at night

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[Chorus]
A
..How did I get so far?
How did I get so far,
  Bm      D        G
running away from you?
A
..How did I get so caught up?
                        Bm
How did I get so lost, trying
    D         G
to hide from you?
From my childhood, yeah

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[Outro]
                     D
Yeah, I could still taste,
Sweet Caledonia
sweet caledonia
Bm      A    D
sweet caledonia
 G
(Oh, oh, I’m fading)
Bm      A    D    G
sweet caledonia....
Bm      A    D
sweet caledonia
G                            A
..You say when it start to glow
    Bm               F#m       G
How far the little things they go
Yeah, I could still taste,
  Bm      A  D   G
Sweet Caledonia
                 A
like a breaking road
      Bm            F#m   G
It’s hard to ever really know
But I’ll stay with you
              D
when you’re older

How to play Sweet Caledonia: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Sweet Caledonia by Blake Rose on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Sweet Caledonia by Blake Rose keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 5 chords: G, Bm, D, A and F#m.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes F, Am, C, G, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

Sweet Caledonia chords: questions

What key is Sweet Caledonia in?

Sweet Caledonia by Blake Rose is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Sweet Caledonia?

Sweet Caledonia uses 5 chords: G, Bm, D, A, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Sweet Caledonia?

The main progression is G – Bm – D – G (IV – vi – I – IV).

Is Sweet Caledonia easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes F, Am, C, G, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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