boygenius – Letter To An Old Poet Chords on Piano & Ukulele

boygenius – Letter To An Old Poet Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
F

[Verse 1]
                     C
I said I think you're special
                      F
You told me once that I'm
 selfish
                 G
And I kissed you hard
                    F
In the dark, in the closet
                    C
You said my music is mellow
                 F
Maybe I'm just exhausted
                        G
You think you're a good person
Because you won't punch
           F
 me in the stomach

[Pre-Chorus]
    F   C      G
And I love you
             F
I don't know why
         Am  Em    F
I just do, oh, but

[Chorus]
           C
You're not special,
        G
 you're evil
F
 You don't get to tell
  Am       Em
 me to calm down
F                         C  G
 You made me feel like an equal
F                    Am
 But I'm better than you
    Em                      F
And you should know that by now
         C             G
When you fell down the stairs
F                  Am
 It looked like it hurt
       Em
and I wasn't sorry
F              C
 I should have left
     G
you right there
F               Am
 With your hostages,
    Em           F
my heart and my car keys
C         G
You don't know me

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[Bridge]
F           C
 I wanna be happy
         F                C
I'm ready to walk into my room
      G              Dm
 without lookin' for you
     F            C
I'll go up to the top
         G
 of our building
Dm      F         Am
  And remember my dog
        Em                F
when I see the full moon

[Outro]
F       C    G  F
I can't feel it yet
    C    G   F
But I am waiting

How to play Letter To An Old Poet: key, chords and progression

These are Letter To An Old Poet chords by boygenius on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Letter To An Old Poet by boygenius keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 6 chords: F, C, G, Am, Em and Dm.

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

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

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Letter To An Old Poet chords: questions

What key is Letter To An Old Poet in?

Letter To An Old Poet by boygenius is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Letter To An Old Poet?

Letter To An Old Poet uses 6 chords: F, C, G, Am, Em, Dm.

What is the chord progression of Letter To An Old Poet?

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

Is Letter To An Old Poet easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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