Jan202023

boygenius – True Blue Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG Gadd11 D7sus4/A Am C Em Gadd9Gadd11/CG/BD7 Cadd9 Gmaj7D7/AAm7

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[Verse 1]
You said you wanted
    G     Gadd11
 to feel alive
G    D7sus4/A
So we went to the beach
                   G
You were born in July,
    Gadd11
'95
G    D7sus4/A
In a deadly heat
    Am
You say you're a
winter bitch
    C
But summer's in your blood
          Em
You can't help but
   Gadd9    C
 become the sun

[Verse 2]
         G
When you moved to
    Gadd11/C
 Chicago
G/B     D7sus4/A
You were spinnin' out
         G
When you don't know
         Gadd11/C
 who you are
G/B       D7sus4/A
You fck around and find out

         Am
When you called me
from the train
      C
Water freezin' in your eyes
         Em
You were happy and
   Gadd9     C
I wasn't surprised

[Chorus]
             G
And it feels good to
    D7       C    Cadd9
 be known so well
        G
I can't hide from you
      D7            C
like I hide from myself

[Verse 3]
                  G
Now you're movin' in
            Gadd11/C
breakin' a sweat
G/B     D7sus4/A
on your upper lip
            G
And gettin' pissed
         Gadd11/C
about humidity
G/B      D7sus4/A
 And the leaky faucet

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           Am
You already hurt my
          C
feelings three times
       Em  Gmaj7    C
In the way only you could


[Chorus]
             G
But it feels good to
    D7       C
be known so well
        G
I can't hide from you
      D7            C
 like I hide from myself
    G            D7
I remember who I am when
           C
 I'm with you
             G
Your love is tough, your love
    D7             C
 is tried and true blue, blue

[Instrumental]
 G   Gadd11/C
 G/B | D7/A
 G    Gadd11/C
 G/B | D7

[Bridge]
             Am7
You've never done me wrong
           Cadd9
Except for that one time
              Em    G
That we don't talk about
  Cadd9
Because it doesn't
           Am7
 matter anymore
            C
Who won the fight?
         Em
 I don't know
      G            C
We're not keeping score


[Chorus]
             G
And it feels good to be
  D7       C
 known so well
        G
I can't hide from you like
 D7            C
I hide from myself
    G            D7
I remember who I am
               C
 when I'm with you
             G
Your love is tough, your
         D7             C
 love is tried and true blue


[Outro]
G     D7    C
Blue, blue, blue

How to play True Blue: key, chords and progression

These are True Blue chords by boygenius on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

True Blue by boygenius is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 14 chords: G, Gadd11, D7sus4/A, Am, C, Em, Gadd9, Gadd11/C, G/B, D7, Cadd9 and Gmaj7 and 2 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – D7 – C (IV – I – V7 – IV in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Gadd11, D7sus4/A, Gadd9 and Gadd11/C are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.