David Kushner – Poison Chords on Piano & Ukulele

David Kushner – Poison Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBbEbFDGmCmFdimGbdim

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These are Poison Chords by David Kushner on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
Bb
Sipping on the
poison I don't wanna see
Eb
Something in my heart
                     Bb
that's killing on me
                        F
Stealing all that I got
Lord, I don't wanna stop
Bb
Feigning for the dark
side,
down on my knees
Eb
Praying to a God
that I
              Bb
wanna believe
                       F
I look to Heaven a lot
            D
But Hell is coming in
     Gm
hot

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[Verse 1]
        Gm        Eb
Shadows fall over me
          F
Strike me blind,
        Cm
still I see
          Gm
The Devil calls, he
      Eb
never sleeps
       F
And he left his
name and number
          Cm
Said just tell me
what you need

[Pre-Chorus]
Eb  Gm          F
Ooh ooh, I'm outnumbered
Eb  Gm          F
Ooh ooh, I'm so close
to going under

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[Chorus]
Gm
Sipping on the poison I
 don't wanna see
Eb
Something in my heart
                     Bb
that's killing on me
Stealing all that
      F
I got
Lord, I don't wanna
 stop
Gm
Feigning for the dark
 side,
 down on my knees
Eb
Praying to a God
that I
              Bb
wanna believe
I look to Heaven
       F
 a lot
            Fdim
But Hell is coming in
    Gm
hot


[Post-Chorus]
                     Eb
And I feel it coming
                     Bb
And I feel it coming
                     F
And I feel it coming
        Gbdim         Gm
Hell is coming in hot

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[Verse 2]
                 Eb
Livin' in the in between
          F
Of pearly gates and
     Cm
city streets
They both reach for me


[Pre-Chorus]
Eb  Gm          F
Ooh ooh, I'm outnumbered
Eb  Gm          F
Ooh ooh, I'm so close
to going under


[Chorus]
Eb  Gm          F
Ooh ooh, I'm outnumbered
Eb  Gm          F
Ooh ooh, I'm so close to
going under

[Chorus]
Gm
Sipping on the poison I
don't wanna see
Eb
Something in my heart
                     Bb
that's killing on me
                        F
Stealing all that I got

Lord, I don't wanna stop
Gm
Feigning for the dark
side,
down on my knees
Eb
Praying to a God that I
              Bb
wanna believe
I look to Heaven a
    F
lot
            Fdim
But Hell is coming
       Gm
in hot

[Post-Chorus]
                     Eb
And I feel it coming
                     Bb
And I feel it coming
                     F
And I feel it coming
        Gbdim         Gm
Hell is coming in hot
                     Eb
And I feel it coming
                     Bb
And I feel it coming
                     F
And I feel it coming
        Gbdim         Gm
Hell is coming in hot


[Chorus]
Gm
Sipping on the poison
 I don't wanna see
Eb
Something in my heart
                     Bb
that's killing on me
I look to Heaven a lot
But Hell is coming in hot

How to play Poison: key, chords and progression

Poison by David Kushner is in the key of B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 8 chords: Bb, Eb, F, D, Gm, Cm, Fdim and Gbdim.

The backbone of the song is Gm – Eb – Bb – F (vi – IV – I – V in B♭ major), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – soh. 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 G, C, D, B, Em, Am, Ddim, Ebdim (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Fdim chord on guitar (xx3101)
FdimF A♭ C♭
Gbdim chord on guitar (xx4212)
G♭dimG♭ A C

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Poison chords: questions

What key is Poison in?

Poison by David Kushner is in the key of B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Poison?

Poison uses 8 chords: Bb, Eb, F, D, Gm, Cm, Fdim, Gbdim.

What is the chord progression of Poison?

The main progression is Gm – Eb – Bb – F (vi – IV – I – V), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship.

Is Poison easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, C, D, B, Em, Am, Ddim, Ebdim (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo).

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