chords of Sometimes Amends 2020 by Grey Daze

Dave Matthews – Windows Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsCGG/F#DEmAm

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This is the chords of Windows by Dave Matthews on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C                         G
When the war is over
C                G                              G/F#
We go back to every day every day
C                G
when they’ll be the same again
C                              G                              G/F#
When you’ve been turned inside out and outside in

[Chorus]
C                              G
Singing from the windows
C                              G                              G/F#
Shadow on the wall the way they dance
C                              G
Not much or nothing
C                G                G/F#
Look at this fire burning bright

[Verse 2]
C                                            G
Look at how the children play
C                              G                                             D
None of us know what’s to come tomorrow
C                                            G
But I’m not going out today
C                                            G                                            G/F#
So dance with me like the time we’ve got is borrowed

[Chorus]
C                                            G
Singing from the windows
C                              G                               G/F#
Sirens in the dark where are you going?
C                              G
Pretend that it’s nothing
C                        G                D
But look at this fire burning wild

[Bridge]
G                G/F#                Em                C                Am                G
This is how we keep holdin on every day all day long
G/F#                       Em                C
But sometimes things just fall apart
Am
No matter how we try
G
They won’t stop

[Chorus]
C                              G
Singing from the windows
C                              G                G/F#
Something outside that I don’t know

[Verse]
C                              G
When the storm is over
C          G                              G/F#
Picking up the pieces of every day
C                              G
Memories in picture frames
C                                            G                              G/F#
Trying to put the inside out and the outside in

[Chorus]
C                              G
Singing from the windows
C                G                              D
Walking down the hall the way it go
C                              G
Be glad to see you
C                G                              G/F#
Suppose when it’s all said and done

[Bridge]
G                G/F#                Em                C                Am                G
This is how we keep holding on all the days all day long
G/F#                              Em                              C
But sometimes things just fall apart
Am
No matter how we try
G
They can’t stop

[Chorus]
C                              G
Singing from the windows
C                G                              D
Voices outside that no one knows
C                              G
Singing from the windows
C                G                G/F#
We’ll get going again

[Outro]
C                              G
When the war is over

How to play Windows: key, chords and progression

Windows by Dave Matthews is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 6 chords in all: C, G, G/F#, D, Em and Am.

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

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Windows chords: questions

What key is Windows in?

Windows by Dave Matthews is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Windows?

Windows uses 6 chords: C, G, G/F#, D, Em, Am.

What is the chord progression of Windows?

The main progression is G – C – G – G/F# (I – IV – I – I).

Is Windows easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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