Conan Gray – Summer Child Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Conan Gray – Summer Child Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDGABmEmBAm

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[Intro]
D  G  D  G

[Verse 1]
    D
You see all the flowers
       G
in the weeds
       D
You're scared of the
              G
dark when you sleep
    D
You cover up your arms
          G
with your sleeves
                      D      G
Even in hundred degree heat
     D                  G
Your father was awfully mean
     D                 G
Your favorite color is green
   D
It reminds you of the
                  G
summer you turned three
Runnin' through sprinklers
        D      G
on your street

[Pre-Chorus]
        G             D
And you laugh and you dance
       A
in the wind
        G            D
And you sway and you hug
        A
and you kiss
            G          D
But there's darkness behind
      A
those eyes
     D        G
Even when you smile

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[Chorus]
Bm         D
Oh, summer child
Bm
You don't have to act like
        D
all you feel is mild
Bm
You don't really love the Sun,
   D
it drives you wild
       Bm            D
You're lyin', summer child

[Verse 2]
Em                 D
Aren't you way too busy takin'
             A
carе of everybody
        B           G
To take carе of yourself?
Em                   D
When the Sun goes missing,
                           A
aren't the flowers just as pretty?
           B              D
Aren't the oceans just as deep?
             A                 Am
The trees as green? And as for me
           B        G*
I'll watch you weep

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[Chorus]
Bm         D
Oh, summer child
Bm
You don't have to act like
        D
all you feel is mild
Bm
You don't really love the Sun,
   D
it drives you wild
       Bm            D
You're lyin', summer child

[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh

How to play Summer Child: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Summer Child by Conan Gray on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Summer Child by Conan Gray is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: D, G, A, Bm, Em, B and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D – A – G (I – V – II – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, Am, E, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 71% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Summer Child chords: questions

What key is Summer Child in?

Summer Child by Conan Gray is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Summer Child?

Summer Child uses 7 chords: D, G, A, Bm, Em, B, Am.

What is the chord progression of Summer Child?

The main progression is G – D – A – G (I – V – II – I).

Is Summer Child easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, Am, E, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 71% without a capo).

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