Dear Evan Hansen – Hiding In Your Hands Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Dear Evan Hansen – Hiding In Your Hands Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Hiding In Your Hands in Dear Evan Hansen performed by Mallory Bechtel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C G Am F
C G Am F

[Verse]
C                               G                   Am
When it’s just you and some song
F                                              C
That you don’t know how to play
G                                              Am
Fake your way through, strum along
F                               C
Be cool and you’re okay

[Verse]
C                E                               Am
So your fingers get tangled in a pile
F                               C
Your rhythm is a mess
G                                              Am
But nobody sees ’cause you smile
F                                              C
And the world will never guess

[Chrous]
C                G                Am
Can’t let them know
F                               C
‘Cause no one understands
C                G                Am
Your face can show
F     F                C
What you’re hiding in your hands
C G Am F

[Verse]
C                               G                Am
Daughter and son, man and wife
F                                              C
Fill the photos on these walls
G                               Am
Look at the fun, perfect life
F                               C
Of plastic dress-up dolls

[Verse]
C                               E                               Am
Happy house on a quaint suburban street
F                                    C
The sun hangs in the sky
G                                              Am
Everything framed nice and neat
F                               C
In a lovely little lie

[Chorus 2]
C                G                Am
Can’t let them know
F                               C
‘Cause no one understands
C     G                Am
Your face can show
F  F                C
What you’re hiding in your hands
C                G
La-da-da-da
Am
La-da-da
F                               C
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
C                G
La-da-da-da
Am      F
La-da-da

[Bridge]
Dm                                              G
Look at her, a total trainwreck
Am                               F
Let her off this ride
Dm                               G
Lift her out from all the pain
Am                               F
She tells herself she needs to hide
C G Am F

[Verse]
C                G                               Am
When it’s just you and that song
F                              C
It’s impossible to play
G                                              Am
Fake your way through, strum along
F                               C
And everything’s okay

[Chrous 3]
C      G                Am
Can’t let them know
F                                              C
‘Cause no one understands
C     G    Am     F
Your face can show
C G Am
F                               C
No one understands
C      G                Am
Your face can show
F
What you’re hiding -in -your hands

[Outro]
C G Am F
C G
La-da-da-da
Am F
La-da-da
End on C

How to play Hiding In Your Hands: key, chords and progression

Hiding In Your Hands by Dear Evan Hansen is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: C, G, Am, F, E and Dm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV in C major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Hiding In Your Hands chords: questions

What key is Hiding In Your Hands in?

Hiding In Your Hands by Dear Evan Hansen is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Hiding In Your Hands?

Hiding In Your Hands uses 6 chords: C, G, Am, F, E, Dm.

What is the chord progression of Hiding In Your Hands?

The main progression is C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Hiding In Your Hands easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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