Apr192019

Catfish and the Bottlemen – Conversation Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Conversation by Catfish and the Bottlemen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, Violin and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
G
I’d love to find myself
C
Looking straight up to you for the answers
G
For when I’ve found myself
C
Wrapped up in my own little world

[Pre-Chorus]
Em B7
Cause you tell me to get through tomorrow
G A C
’cause you know how it feels. Yes, you know how it feels

[Chorus]
Em G C
When the perfect conversation. Looks you in the eyes
Em G C
And says they get what you’ve been saying. This whole time
Em G Am
You can look for confirmation. All your life
Em G C
But you ain’t gonna find much better than this

[Verse 2]
G
You stood beside myself
C
When everything lacked momentum
G
You stood beside myself
C
When I needed somebody who knows

[Pre-Chorus]
Em B7
Who knows just how to tell me how to get through tomorrow
G A C
‘Cause they know how it feels. Yes, they know how it feels

[Chorus]
Em G C
When the perfect conversation
Looks you in the eyes
Em G C
And says they get what you’ve been saying
This whole time
Em G Am
You can look for confirmation
All your life
Em G C
But you ain’t gonna find much better than this

[Bridge]
Am D
And I know, after all that’s gone on
Am D
There’s no, comparing us at all
C D Em
How did you expect me to leave it
C D Em
When you know me more than I know myself
C D Em
The minute you’re up for it I mean it
C D Em
We’ll find a little moment in time
C D
To set up somewhere different for a while

[Chorus]
Em G C
When the perfect conversation. Looks you in the eyes
Em G C
And says they get what you’ve been saying

This whole time
Em G Am
You can look for confirmation
All your life
Em G C
But you ain’t gonna find aint gonna find, much better than this

[Chorus]
Em G C
When the perfect conversation. Sheds a little light
Em G C
And says they get what you’ve been saying
This entire time
Em G Am
You can look for confirmation
All that ya like
Em G C
But you ain’t gonna find ain’t gonna find it

[Outro]
Em G C
Em G C
Em G Am
Em G C

How to play Conversation: key, chords and progression

Conversation by Catfish and the Bottlemen is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: G, C, Em, B7, A, Am and D.

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

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.