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boygenius – Anti-Curse Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G C G

[Verse 1]
C       G
Gettin' deep
    C         Em
I'm out of my depth at
   C      G
a public beach
        Em
I never listened,
       Am     C     G
 I had to see for myself
               G
It's comin' in waves
       C          Em
Shoots through my mind
        C       G
like a pinball stray
         Am    C            G
Friendly fire, point, blank

[Pre-Chorus]
        G         C
Salt in my lungs, holdin'
 G
 my breath
       C          Em
Makin' peace with my
   Am C      G
inevitable death

[Chorus]
          C     Em
I guess I did alright
    D   C
considerin'
         C    Em
Tried to be a halfway
 D      C
 decent friend
      C    Em    D   C
Wound up a bad comedian
   C      D         Em
An honest fool with more
     A
 bad habits
     C   G         C G
Than you can count

[Verse 2]
C        G
There we were
    C  Em   C      G
Was anyone ever so young?
         Em            Am
Breakin' curfew with illegal
 C   G
 fireworks
          D            C        G
Unpackin' doubt in the surburbs

[Bridge]
    C        G    C Em C G
I'm swimmin' back
     C         Em      Am      C
See, you don't have to make it bad
D               C        G C G
Just 'cause you know how

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[Outro]
C           G
Writin' the words
       C          Em
To the worst love song
        C    G
you've ever heard
         Em
Soundin' out the foreign
 C     G
 characters
        Em
An incantation like
    C   G
 an anti-curse
   C      G
Or even a blessin'

How to play Anti-Curse: key, chords and progression

These are Anti-Curse chords by boygenius on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Anti-Curse by boygenius is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 6 chords in all: G, C, Em, Am, D and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – C – Em (IV – I – IV – vi in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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