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Charli XCX – Crash Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Chorus]
G
I'm about to crash into the water,
gonna take you with me
G
I'm high voltage, self-destructive,
end it all so legendary
G
I'm about to crash into the water,
gonna take you with me
G
I'm high voltage, self-destructive,
end it all so legendary

[Verse 1]
Am Bm C
       Overloadin' when
                   Bm
I'm looking in the mirror
Am Bm C
        Feel myself, I'm
         Em             D
looking way better than ever
Am Bm C
       Overloadin' when
                   Bm
I'm looking in the mirror
Am Bm C
        Feel myself, I'm looking
 Em             D
way better than ever
Am
I'm about to crash,
I'm about to crash
Bm            C
I'm about to crash,
I'm about to crash
Em             D
I'm about to crash, I

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[Chorus]
Am                   Bm     C
I'm about to crash into the water,
               Bm
gonna take you with me
Am                         Bm
I'm high voltage, self-destructive,
 C            Em    D
end it all so lеgendary
Am                   Bm     C
I'm about to crash into the water,
               Bm
gonna take you with me
Am                         Bm
I'm high voltage, self-destructive,
 C            Em    D
end it all so lеgendary

[Verse 2]
Am Bm C
       I don't know if I'll be
                Bm
coming back to life again
Am Bm C
       All or nothing, burn in
Em              D
Hell or go up, heaven-sent
Am Bm C
 Yeah, wheels up on the curbside,
            Bm
 put it in speed drive
Am
I'm about to crash,
I'm about to crash
Bm            C
I'm about to crash,
I'm about to crash
Em             D
I'm about to crash, I

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[Chorus]
Am                   Bm     C
I'm about to crash into the water,
               Bm
gonna take you with me
Am                         Bm
I'm high voltage, self-destructive,
 C            Em    D
end it all so lеgendary
Am                   Bm     C
I'm about to crash into the water,
               Bm
gonna take you with me
Am                         Bm
I'm high voltage, self-destructive,
 C            Em    D
end it all so lеgendary

[Outro]
G
I'm about to, I'm about to crash,
               D    Em
come watch me, baby
Em            D
I'm about to, I'm about to,
              G
I'm about to crash,
come watch me burn it all down
Em            D
I'm about to, I'm about to crash
  G             D
into the water, take you with me
Em                D
I'm high voltage, self-destructive,
Em            D
end it all so legendary, yeah
Am Bm C Bm
Am Bm C Bm
Am Bm C Em D
Am Bm C Em D

How to play Crash: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Crash by Charli XCX on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Crash by Charli XCX is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 6 chords in all: G, Am, Bm, C, Em and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – Bm – C – Em (ii – iii – IV – vi in G major). In solfa, that is reh – mi – fah – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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