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Chris Lanzon – Iris Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
B E x2

[Verse 1]
        B                     E
And I'd give up forever to touch you
           B                    E
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
            B
You're the closest to heaven
      E
that I'll ever be
      G#m         B         E
And I don't want to go home right now
    B                       E
And all I can taste is this moment
    B                         E
And all I can breathe is your life
     B                    E
And sooner or later, it's over
       G#m          B    E
I just don't wanna miss you tonight

[Chorus]
       B             C#        E
And I don't want the world to see me
         G#m           B
'Cause I don't think that
        E
they'd understand
     B                       E
When everything's made to be broken
       G#m       B            E
I just want you to know who I am

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[Verse 2]
         B
And you can't fight the tears
           E
that ain't coming
       B                          E
Or the moment of truth in your lies
     B            C#
When everything feels likе
     E
the movies
           G#m
Yeah, you bleed just to know,
 B       E
you'rе alive

[Chorus]
       B              C#m      E
And I don't want the world to see me
          G#m
'Cause I don't think that
       F#     E
they'd under-stand
      B            C#m       E
When everything's made to be broken
       G#m          F#         E
I just want you to know who I am
       B                       E
And I don't want the world to see me
          G#m         B
'Cause I don't think that
           E
they'd understand
      B                       E
When everything's made to be broken
       G#m      G#      B     E
I just want you to know who I am
       B             C#m      E
And I don't want the world to see me
         G#m         G#
'Cause I don't think that
       F#  E
they'd und-erstand
      B           C#m        E
When everything's made to be broken

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[Outro]
       G#m      G#      F#    E
I just want you to know who I am
       G#m              G#    E
I just want you to know who I am
       G#m      Bm            E
I just want you to know who I am
       G#m      B            E
I just want you to know who I am

How to play Iris: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Iris by Chris Lanzon on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Iris by Chris Lanzon is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 8 chords: B, E, G#m, C#, C#m, F#, G# and Bm.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, A, Am, D, E, Gm (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

C# chord on guitar (x46664) — C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

Iris chords: questions

What key is Iris in?

Iris by Chris Lanzon is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Iris?

Iris uses 8 chords: B, E, G#m, C#, C#m, F#, G#, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Iris?

The main progression is E – G#m – B – E (I – iii – V – I).

Is Iris easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, A, Am, D, E, Gm (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo).

How to play Iris: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Iris chords: questions

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