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Clairo – Management Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

[Intro]
G  F#m  F  Cmaj7
G  F#m  Em7  G

[Verse 1]
G                        A
Mom, would you give me a ring?
D                    D7
One for the ride and one
            G
for the magazines?
       B7          C   Cm
"She's only twenty-two"

[Verse 2]
  G                  A
A flash to the upbringing
       D
Of the child, the canine,
D7               G
what will become mine
     B7          C     Cm
Once I decide to leave?

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[Verse 3]
Gmaj7   F#m      Esus2
Seek to take and give it all away
Gmaj7               F#m
Once you know, it's only a maze
            Esus2
There could be more days like today

[Chorus]
F#m7             B7
 Complain to the management
 E               C#
About my lack of self-respect
F#m7            B7
Fast forward to when
I'll have friends
    E             C#
And men who don't interject
F#m7         B7
Harping over old regrets
E            C#
Hating how I let
          F#m7  B7
it get to me
E  C#
Me

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[Verse 4]
G          D/F#
Only for a short while
    Em7              D
I'm bound to lose my head
    G                    D/F#
And just when I start to think
it's ended
 Em7               D
Another demand commences
    G               D/F#
I'm doing it for my future self
    Em7                  D
The one who needs more attention
        G
I'll forget to forgive
    D/F#
and hold it all in
    Em7                 D
I'm old with some resentment

[Outro]
A#        C7     F   D7
 Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
A#    C7  F   D7
Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
A#    C7  F   D7
Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
A#    C7  F   D7
Oh-oh-oh

How to play Management: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Management by Clairo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Management by Clairo is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 19 chords: G, F#m, F, Cmaj7, Em7, A, D, D7, B7, C, Cm and Gmaj7 and 7 more.

The backbone of the song is F#m7 – B7 – E – C# (vii7 – III7 – VI – ♯IV in G major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: F#m, F, Cm, Esus2 and F#m7 are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.