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Calexico and Iron & Wine – What Heavens Left Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsB E F#

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This is the chord progression of What Heavens Left by Calexico and Iron & Wine on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

INTRO:
One, two, three
B E B F#

VERSE:
B F#
You take my tears off my face
E B
You give me dawn for all the night that I make
B B B E F# B E B F#
What wave of a wild hand called you into this woooooooooorld?
B F#
You take my fear, you give me a fist
E B
When I come to fight, you come with a kiss
B B B E F# B E B F#
What wave of a wild hand called you into this woooooooooorld?

CHORUS:
E F#
I could be lost in the hills, laid on the street
B E
And like the morning, you’ll find me in time
E E E B
Ask me what heaven’s left
F# B E B F#
I’ll say, “Nothing comes to mind”

BREAK:
B F# E B
B B B E F# B E B F#
(What wave of a wild hand called you into this woooooooooorld?)

CHORUS:
E F#
I could be lost in the hills, dead on my feet
B E
And like the morning, you’ll find me in time
E E E B F#
You take my doubt, let me believe
E B
You find the lightning in the tops of my trees
B B B E F# B E B F#
What blink of a wild eye called you into this woooooooooorld?

VERSE:
B F#
You take my tongue when I try to say
E B
“I’m always coming home the same castaway”
B B B E F# B E B F#
What wave of a wild hand called you into this woooooooooorld?

CHORUS:
E F#
I could be lost in the hills, down on my knees
B E
And like the morning, you’ll find me in time
E E E B
Ask me what heaven’s left
F# B E B F#
I’ll say, “Nothing comes to mind”

OUTRO:
B E B F#
Comes to mind
B E B F#
Comes to miiiiiiiiind
B E B F#
Comes to mind (miiiiind)
B E B F#
(Miiiiind)
B E B F#
(Miiiiind)

OUTRO:
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F#

How to play What Heavens Left: key, chords and progression

What Heavens Left by Calexico and Iron & Wine is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). The song uses 3 chords: B, E and F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – E – B – F# (I – IV – I – V in B major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, D, E (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.