Charli XCX – White Mercedes Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Charli XCX – White Mercedes Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsF#D#m7C#6D#mB6/D#C#G#m/BF#/A#C#/G#C#/E#Bmaj7/D#FdimF#add9F#5

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This is the chord progression of White Mercedes by Charli XCX on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F#5 D#m7 / C#6

[Verse]
F#
Don’t say you love me
D#m7
‘Cause I can’t say it back
C#6
Don’t say you’re sorry
‘Cause you’ve done nothing bad

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F#
Swallow my feelings
D#m7
But I won’t swallow my pride
C#6
You know I’ve got a suit of armor on
You’ll never see me cry
F#
I hate the silence

D#m7
That’s why the music’s always loud
C#6
When I’m in public, I try to drown him out
F#
1000 bottles
D#m7
Collecting souvenirs
C#6
You know it’s so hard to admit it
But the only good inside of me is…

[Bridge]
F#
You
D#m                                              C#6
I take all of these blue and yellow pills
F#
But nothing seems to last like you
D#m                                                         C#6
You’re chasing after something that you’ll never catch
B6/D# C#
Woah, oh!

[Chorus]
G#m/B F#/A# C#/G#
Like a white Mercedes
F#         C#/E#               Bmaj7/D#
Always been running too fast
G#m/B F#/A# C#/G# F# C#/E# Bmaj7/D#
When your heart is breaking, you keep on chasing me back
G#m/B      F#/A#             C#/G#
Hate myself, I really love you
F#               Fdim               D#m               C#6
Hurting you feels like I’m hurting as well
F#add9
All I know is I don’t deserve you

[Verse]
F#
I’ll forget him
D#m7
My friends think you’re the best
C#6
From the beginning, your friends said it wouldn’t last
F# D#m7
But this connection, it’s something they all see
C#6
You know it’s so hard to admit it
But the best damn part of me was always you

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[Bridge]
F#
You
D#m C#6
I take all of these blue and yellow pills
F#
But nothing seems to last like you
D#m C#6
You’re chasing after something that you’ll never catch
B6/D# C#
Woah, oh!

[Chorus]
G#m/B F#/A# C#/G#
Like a white Mercedes
F# C#/E# Bmaj7/D#
Always been running too fast
G#m/B F#/A# C#/G# F# C#/E# Bmaj7/D#
When your heart is breaking, you keep on chasing me back
G#m/B F#/A# C#/G#
Hate myself, I really love you
F# Fdim D#m C#6
Hurting you feels like I’m hurting as well
F#add9
All I know is I don’t deserve you

[Middle 8]
F#5 D#m
I don’t deserve you
C#6
I don’t deserve your love
F#5
One day I’ll pull through and I’ll be good enough
D#m
I don’t deserve you
C#6
I don’t deserve your love, oh your love, yeah
F#5 D#m
I don’t deserve you
C#6
I don’t deserve your love
F#5
One day I’ll pull through and I’ll be good enough
D#m
I don’t deserve you
C#6
I don’t deserve your love, oh your love, yeah

[Chorus]
G#m/B F#/A# C#/G#
Like a white Mercedes
F# C#/E# Bmaj7/D#
Always been running too fast
G#m/B F#/A# C#/G# F# C#/E# Bmaj7/D#
When your heart is breaking, you keep on chasing me back
G#m/B F#/A# C#/G#
Hate myself, I really love you
F# Fdim D#m C#6
Hurting you feels like I’m hurting as well
F#add9
All I know is I don’t deserve you

[Outro]
F#add9
All I know is I don’t deserve you
F#add9
All I know is I don’t deserve you
F#add9
All I know is I don’t deserve you

How to play White Mercedes: key, chords and progression

To play White Mercedes by Charli XCX, think in F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). It takes 14 chords: F#, D#m7, C#6, D#m, B6/D#, C#, G#m/B, F#/A#, C#/G#, C#/E#, Bmaj7/D# and Fdim and 2 more.

Listen for G#m/B – F#/A# – C#/G# – F# (ii – I – V – I in F♯ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – doh – soh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes C, Am7, G6, Am, F6, G, Dm, Fmaj7, Bdim, Cadd9 (73% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
D#m7 chord on guitar (x68676)
D♯m7D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
C#6 chord on guitar (x46666)
C♯6C♯ E♯ G♯ A♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
B6 chord on guitar (x24444)
B6B D♯ F♯ G♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
Bmaj7 chord on guitar (x24342)
Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯
Fdim chord on guitar (xx3101)
FdimF A♭ C♭
F#add9 chord on guitar (xx4324)
F♯add9F♯ A♯ C♯ G♯
F#5 chord on guitar (244xxx)
F♯5F♯ C♯

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White Mercedes chords: questions

What key is White Mercedes in?

White Mercedes by Charli XCX is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in White Mercedes?

White Mercedes uses 14 chords: F#, D#m7, C#6, D#m, B6/D#, C#, G#m/B, F#/A#, C#/G#, C#/E#, Bmaj7/D#, Fdim and 2 more.

What is the chord progression of White Mercedes?

The main progression is G#m/B – F#/A# – C#/G# – F# (ii – I – V – I).

Is White Mercedes easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes C, Am7, G6, Am, F6, G, Dm, Fmaj7, Bdim, Cadd9 (73% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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