Cage the Elephant – Loves The Only Way Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Cage the Elephant – Loves The Only Way Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsCEmC/GEdimFFmaj7Fadd6FmCaugAmEE7Cmaj7GmAEsus4G#dimGDmEdim/C

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[strings intro]
C Em
C/G C Edim
F Fmaj7 Fadd6 Fm
C Caug F
Am

[Guitar intro]
C E F x2
E7

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[Verse 1]
Am
Looking out my window at the city below
C/G
From my fancy hotel suite
Am
Tell me where the wind blows, tell me how a heart knows
C/G
Where a soul can find some sleep

[Pre-Chorus]
F
I can see the sunshine, breaking through the skyline
C                 E                   F
I can feel the warmth it brings
C                 E         F                 Fm
I can’t help but stop and think

[Chorus]
Fm         C                 Cmaj7
There’s gotta be a place
Cmaj7                 Gm
Love’s the only way
Gm                 F
There’s gotta be a place
Fm
Love’s the only way
Fm
Love’s the only way, oh
C E F

[Verse 2]
Am
Never made the wind blow, never made a heart grow
C/G
Never made a dove take flight
Am
Never made the sun rise, still can’t get my heart right
C/G
Only ever made mistakes

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[Pre-Chorus]
F
So I can see the sunshine, breaking through the skyline
C                 E               F
I can feel the warmth it brings
C                 E         F         Fm
I can’t help but stop and think

[Chorus]
Fm C Cmaj7
There’s gotta be a place
Cmaj7 Gm
Love’s the only way
Gm F
There’s gotta be a place
Fm
Love’s the only way
Fm
Love’s the only way, oh
C E F

[Bridge]
E A Esus4 G#dim
Look out for yourself, it’s all the rage
E Am E G
You make up the rules or so they claim
E Am Esus4 G
One day you’ll find life’s not a game
G Dm
It’s not the wave that moves the sea
G
But the sea that moves the wave

[Chorus]
Fm C Cmaj7
There’s gotta be a place
Cmaj7 Gm
Love’s the only way
Gm F
There’s gotta be a place
Fm
Love’s the only way
Fm
Love’s the only way,
Fm
Love’s the only way
C Edim/C F Fm
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

How to play Loves The Only Way: key, chords and progression

Loves The Only Way by Cage the Elephant is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 18 chords in all: C, Em, C/G, Edim, Caug, F, Am, E, E7, Fm, Cmaj7 and Gm and 6 more.

Listen for F – C – E – F (IV – I – III – IV in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – mi – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: Edim, Caug, F, Fm and Gm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Edim chord on guitar (xx2353)
EdimE G B♭
Caug chord on guitar (x32110)
CaugC E G♯
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Esus4 chord on guitar (022200)
Esus4E A B
G#dim chord on guitar (420404)
G♯dimG♯ B D
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

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Loves The Only Way chords: questions

What key is Loves The Only Way in?

Loves The Only Way by Cage the Elephant is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Loves The Only Way?

Loves The Only Way uses 18 chords: C, Em, C/G, Edim, Caug, F, Am, E, E7, Fm, Cmaj7, Gm and 6 more.

What is the chord progression of Loves The Only Way?

The main progression is F – C – E – F (IV – I – III – IV).

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