City and Colour – Meant To Be Chords on Piano & Ukulele

City and Colour – Meant To Be Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCA#AmFG

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[Intro]
C A# Am F  x2

[Verse 1]
           C
When I grew up
      Am       F
I had big city dreams
                  C
I wondered if the Bible
was wrong
                   Am
What the hell were they
          F
teaching me?
      C
I was lost in thought
                Am       F
And I could not hide it
                         C
But the sun - it kept on rising
             Am          F
So, I played along

[Chorus 1]
                    C
But now that you're gone and
                      A#
And I write down this song
            Am
I don't believe this is
                   F
 how it's meant to be
                      C
The church bells they ring
                          A#
You can hear the mourners sing
           Am
They still believe
                          F
This is how it's meant to be

[Verse 2]
        C
The wheels touch down
          Am          F
All I can see is your face
           C
Amidst the noise of those lights
                     Am
The last thing on my mind
        F
 was my faith
             C
And then the morning came
                    Am     F
And the sun started rising
                  C
But I was missing my friend
                   Am    F
So, how do I carry on?

[Chorus 2]
                      C
Cause now that you're gone and
                      A#
And I write down this song
            Am
I don't believe this is
                   F
 how it's meant to be
                      C
The church bells they ring
                          A#
You can hear the mourners sing
           Am
They still believe
                          F
This is how it's meant to be

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[Bridge]
Am            C
Like a mother bird crying
             F
 out for its young
                Am
I will sing it loud with
                     G      F
 all the might in my lungs

[Chorus 3]
                      C
Cause now that you're gone and
                      A#
And I write down this song
            Am
I don't believe this is
                    F
 how it's meant to be
                      C
The church bells they ring
                          A#
You can hear the mourners sing
           Am
They still believe
                          F
This is how it's meant to be

[Outro]
   C     A#    Am     F
Hey         Oh
                      C
Oh How it's meant to be, yeah
A#   Am   F   C
[Intro]
C A# Am F  x2

[Verse 1]
           C
When I grew up
      Am       F
I had big city dreams
                  C
I wondered if the Bible
was wrong
                   Am
What the hell were they
          F
teaching me?
      C
I was lost in thought
                Am       F
And I could not hide it
                         C
But the sun - it kept on rising
             Am          F
So, I played along

[Chorus 1]
                    C
But now that you're gone and
                      A#
And I write down this song
            Am
I don't believe this is
                   F
 how it's meant to be
                      C
The church bells they ring
                          A#
You can hear the mourners sing
           Am
They still believe
                          F
This is how it's meant to be

[Verse 2]
        C
The wheels touch down
          Am          F
All I can see is your face
           C
Amidst the noise of those lights
                     Am
The last thing on my mind
        F
 was my faith
             C
And then the morning came
                    Am     F
And the sun started rising
                  C
But I was missing my friend
                   Am    F
So, how do I carry on?

[Chorus 2]
                      C
Cause now that you're gone and
                      A#
And I write down this song
            Am
I don't believe this is
                   F
 how it's meant to be
                      C
The church bells they ring
                          A#
You can hear the mourners sing
           Am
They still believe
                          F
This is how it's meant to be

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[Bridge]
Am            C
Like a mother bird crying
             F
 out for its young
                Am
I will sing it loud with
                     G      F
 all the might in my lungs

[Chorus 3]
                      C
Cause now that you're gone and
                      A#
And I write down this song
            Am
I don't believe this is
                    F
 how it's meant to be
                      C
The church bells they ring
                          A#
You can hear the mourners sing
           Am
They still believe
                          F
This is how it's meant to be

[Outro]
   C     A#    Am     F
Hey         Oh
                      C
Oh How it's meant to be, yeah
A#   Am   F   C

How to play Meant To Be: key, chords and progression

These are Meant To Be chords by City and Colour on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Meant To Be by City and Colour is built around F major (one flat: B♭), with 5 chords in all: C, A#, Am, F and G.

The backbone of the song is C – A# – Am – F (V – IV – iii – I in F major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – mi – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, G, F#m, D, E (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Meant To Be chords: questions

What key is Meant To Be in?

Meant To Be by City and Colour is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Meant To Be?

Meant To Be uses 5 chords: C, A#, Am, F, G.

What is the chord progression of Meant To Be?

The main progression is C – A# – Am – F (V – IV – iii – I).

Is Meant To Be easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, G, F#m, D, E (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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