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Blur – The Heights Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Fmaj7
C  Cmaj7
Fmaj7   G
C  Cmaj7
Fmaj7   G

[Verse 1]
C
 Suppose I'm on my own
   Cmaj7 Fmaj7
tonight
Suppose I've got to find
             G
the heights
C
 I gave a lot of heart,
Cmaj7        Fmaj7
  so did you
Standing in the back row,
                 G
this one's for you

[Chorus]
C                  Cmaj7
Seeing through the coma in
          Fmaj7
 our lives
Something so bright out
                G     C
there you can't even see it
       Cmaj7               Fmaj7
Are we running out of time?
Something so momentary that
         G     C
you can't even feel it
Cmaj7  Fmaj7   G

[Verse]
C
 I'll see you in the
             Cmaj7
 heights one day
                  Fmaj7
I'll get there too

I'll be standing in the front row,
          G
next to you

[Chorus]
C                  Cmaj7
Seeing through the coma in
          Fmaj7
 our lives
Something so bright out
                G     C
there you can't even see it
       Cmaj7               Fmaj7
Are we running out of time?
Something so momentary
             G     C    Cmaj7
that you can only be it
   Fmaj7    G
So momentary

[Outro]
C  Cmaj7
Fmaj7    G
C  Cmaj7
Fmaj7    G
C  Cmaj7
Fmaj7

How to play The Heights: key, chords and progression

These are The Heights chords by Blur on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The Heights by Blur sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 4 chords to play it: Fmaj7, C, Cmaj7 and G.

Most of the song cycles through C – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – G (I – Imaj7 – IVmaj7 – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – fah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.