Dec232022

Daniel Johnston – Lazy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsC F Bb

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These are Lazy chords by Daniel Johnston on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C F x6

[Verse]
C
    Well I made some
mistakes but I
F
    I ain't learned a lesson
     C
That I don't wanna hear
about responsibilities, I
F
    I got less important
things to do

[Chorus]
C F
    C           F
I'm lazy, oh yeah

[Verse]
C
    Lost hopes and dreams
 down an empty road
F
    See no tomorrow
    C
But I got love for you girl
F
    I'm just too lazy
to give it to you

[Chorus]
C F
    C           F
I'm lazy, oh yeah

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[Verse]
      C
Well... I quit college
 and I quit my job
F
    I think I'll quit life
C
Yeah I'm gonna quit again
F
    I think I'll quit
 one last time

[Chorus]
C F
      C           F
I'm a quitter, oh yeah

[Bridge]
C
Quit this, quit that,
quit everything
  F
I quit everything
I ever began
C
Quit that, quit this,
 quit everything

  F
I never finished anything
I ever started
      Bb                   F
But I think I'm gonna quit
[Outro]
        C       F
being a quitter

C F x5
C

How to play Lazy: key, chords and progression

Lazy by Daniel Johnston is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 3 chords: C, F and Bb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – F – C (V – I – V in F major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – soh. Learn these 3 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, D, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.