Brian Fallon – Her Majesty Service Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

Brian Fallon – Her Majesty Service Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

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This is the chord progression of Her Majesty Service by Brian Fallon on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C G Am F
C G Am

[Verse 1]

F                       C                 G    Am
She hates how much it rains
F             C             G             Am
But it’s rainin’ all the time
F                         C
She said, “I’d like to go home,
G                                     Am
I don’t feel right in these clothes,
F             C             G             Am
and I might be losing my mind.”
F             C             G             Am
She said, “I’m always goin ‘round,
F             C             G             Am
round and round in my head
F                         C
I don’t want to sleep alone,
G                                     Am
we ain’t kids anymore,
F             C             G             Am    F
but the kids are all right, yeah.”

[Pre-Chorus]

E                                                 F
And I’ve been at her majesty’s pleasure
Am             G                                     F
But I still haven’t found a way to survive
G
And you say

[Chorus]

C                         G                         Am
“Don’t you understand, I know
F              C             G             Am      F
what it’s like to be a rolling stone?”
C             G             Am             F
Haunted with heartbroken ghosts
C                                     G
And Elsie singing “how does it feel?”
C                         G                         Am
But oh, my Lily, if you only knew,
F             C             G             Am
I only want to be haunted by you
F             C             C/B             Am             G             F
And I would crawl across the glass to bow at your feet
G    C G Am F C G Am
in the service of the queen

[Verse 2]

F             C           G             Am
She said, “I want to find a heart
F             C             G             Am
that breaks the same as mine
F                                     C
I’m much too young to stay
G                         Am
feeling old in my frame
F             C             G             Am             F
sipping drinks about the good days.”

[Pre-Chorus]

E                                                 F
And I’ve been at her majesty’s pleasure
Am                         G                         F
But I still haven’t found a way to survive
G
And you say

[Chorus]

C             G                         Am
“Don’t you understand, I know
F             C             G             Am             F
what it’s like to be a rolling stone?”
C G Am F
Haunted with heartbroken ghosts
C G
And Elsie singin’ “how does it feel?”
C G Am
But oh, my Lily, if you only knew,
F C G Am
I only want to be haunted by you
F C C/B Am G F
And I would crawl across the glass to bow at your feet
G C G Am F C G Am F
in the service of the queen

[Bridge]

E Am C
I’m always starting all over
G Am F
I don’t want to waste the nights in my life
E Am C
But I never fit in, or felt home in my skin
G Am F
I’m waiting on a big love, baby
C G Am F
I’m waiting on a big love, baby
C G Am F
I’m waiting on a big love, baby
C G Am F G
I’m waiting on a big love, baby

[Chorus]

C G Am
And don’t you understand, I know
F C G Am F
what it’s like to be a rolling stone?
C G Am F
Haunted with heartbroken ghosts
C G
And you’ve got Elsie singin’ “how does it feel?”
C G Am
But oh, my Lily, if you only knew,
F C G Am
I only want to be haunted by you
F C C/B Am G F
And I would crawl across the glass to bow at your feet
G C
in the service of the queen
C G Am F
I’m waiting on a big love, baby
C             G             Am F C
In the service of the queen
C G Am F
I’m waiting on a big love, baby
C G Am F C
In the service of the queen.

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How to play Her Majesty Service: key, chords and progression

Her Majesty Service by Brian Fallon sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 6 chords to play it: C, G, Am, F, E and C/B.

Listen for C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV in C major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

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Her Majesty Service chords: questions

What key is Her Majesty Service in?

Her Majesty Service by Brian Fallon is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Her Majesty Service?

Her Majesty Service uses 6 chords: C, G, Am, F, E, C/B.

What is the chord progression of Her Majesty Service?

The main progression is C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Her Majesty Service easy to play on guitar?

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

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