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Chelsea Cutler – New Recording 28 – Lions Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsA F#M D E

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This is the chords of New Recording 28 – Lions by Chelsea Cutler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
A
I haven’t heard you say goodnight
Slip both your hands between my thighs
F#M
Turn out the light, pulling me in
D
Counting the freckles that dapple my skin
A
I haven’t felt you scratch my back
I make a joke ’cause I know you will laugh
F#M
My favorite sound, I hope that you still
D
Laugh just as much now I’m not there to hear

[Chorus]
A D
I’ll lay awake hoping that you’re asleep in your building that’s only sixteen blocks from mine
A E
I’ll sleep all day hoping that you’re awake loving every moment and doing alright
F#M D
You said if I really love you then I’d understand why a person like you needs some time
A E A
So I’ll let you go, and hope you come home, if you’re really mine

[Verse 2]
A
You were my sun, I saw a light
I’ve always been happy but sad in this life
F#M
But you gave me more, something to keep
D
Now I’m counting how many K’s put me to sleep
A
I want you to smile, to feel like enough
‘Cause you deserve yellow and lions and love
F#M
I hope you come back when you’re doing well
E
Forgive me for being the worst of myself

[Chorus]
F#M D
And I’ll lay awake hoping that you’re asleep in your building that’s only sixteen blocks from mine
A E
I’ll sleep all day hoping that you’re awake loving every moment and doing alright
F#M D
You said if I really love you, I’d understand why a person like you needs some time
A E D
So I’ll let you go, and hope you come home, if you’re really mine

[Verse 3]
A
I watch the sun go down at the beach
Think about kissing you back in your Jeep
F#M
Watching the wind make home in your hair
E
Thinking that I could die happy right there
A
I took my phone to tape as you walked
Down the rye coast with your hand in my palm
F#M
So I never forget how it feels to be home
D
When I close my eyes, that’s where I go

[Chorus]
F#M D
And I’ll lay awake hoping that you’re asleep in your building that’s only sixteen blocks from mine
A E
I’ll sleep all day hoping that you’re awake loving every moment and doing alright
F#M D
You said if I really love you then I’d understand why a person like you needs some time
A E A
So I’ll let you go, and hope you come home, if you’re really mine

How to play New Recording 28 – Lions: key, chords and progression

New Recording 28 – Lions by Chelsea Cutler is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 4 chords in all: A, F#M, D and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F#M – D – A – E (III – I – V – II in D major). In solfa, that is mi – doh – soh – reh. 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 G, E, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.