Declan McKenna – My House Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Declan McKenna – My House Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEmaj7Bmaj7Dmaj7C#m7

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These are the chords for My House by Declan McKenna on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Emaj7   Bmaj7 Dmaj7  x2

[Verse 1]
   Emaj7
My house
               Bmaj7    Dmaj7
Is so far from your one, hon
   Emaj7
Nothing to spend my paper
          Bmaj7   Dmaj7
currency on
        Emaj7
The big man said
"City life, get you in the city
     Bmaj7   Dmaj7   Emaj7
 for good"
Ain't allowed to step foot
                        Bmaj7
out of my neighbourhood,
Dmaj7  Emaj7
oh     but

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m7         Bmaj7
     I don't mind
C#m7         Bmaj7
     I don't mind

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[Chorus]
              Emaj7
'Cause when I see you looking back
         C#m7
 over the line like that
        Emaj7
I wanna be someone
       C#m7       Bmaj7
you've never seen before
You're gonna make me run
      C#m7
 from my house
         Bmaj7
Oh, from my house
             Emaj7
Yeah, when I see you looking at
            C#m7
 me on the line like that
        Emaj7           C#m7
I wanna be somewhere I'm not
           Bmaj7
 allowed to go
                       C#m7
But I'm gonna run from my house
          Bmaj7
Over from my house

[Verse 2]
Emaj7

              Bmaj7
Such a lovely building
 Dmaj7   Emaj7

Microwave oven and a hot
        Bmaj7    Dmaj7
tub to chill in
Emaj7
You could call me up if you
 got something to say
                     Bmaj7
Well, how can I have something
          Dmaj7    Emaj7
 to say?
I can only get out of here
        Bmaj7  Dmaj7
once today,   ay-ay-ay-ay

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[Pre-Chorus]
C#m7         Bmaj7
     I don't mind
C#m7         Bmaj7
     I don't mind

[Chorus]
              Emaj7
'Cause when I see you looking
               C#m7
 back over the line like that
        Emaj7
I wanna be someone you've
 C#m7       Bmaj7
 never seen before
                              C#m7
You're gonna make me run from my house
         Bmaj7
Oh, from my house
             Emaj7
Yeah, when I see you looking at
          C#m7
 me on the line like that
        Emaj7           C#m7
I wanna be somewhere I'm not
           Bmaj7
allowed to go
                       C#m7
But I'm gonna run from my house
          Bmaj7
Over from my house

[Guitar Solo]
   Emaj7         Bmaj7
    Emaj7     Bmaj7

[Bridge]
Emaj7
You could run a mile
             Bmaj7
Or you could stay for good
(Yes, you could)
Emaj7
You could run a mile
             Bmaj7
Or you could stay for good

[Outro]
Emaj7 C#m7 Emaj7 C#m7
 Bmaj7 C#m7 Bmaj7    x4

How to play My House: key, chords and progression

My House by Declan McKenna is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 4 chords: Emaj7, Bmaj7, Dmaj7 and C#m7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 (Imaj7 – Vmaj7 – ♭VIImaj7 – Imaj7 in E major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dmaj7, Amaj7, Cmaj7, Bm7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100)
Emaj7E G♯ B D♯
Bmaj7 chord on guitar (x24342)
Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454)
C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B

My House chords: questions

What key is My House in?

My House by Declan McKenna is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in My House?

My House uses 4 chords: Emaj7, Bmaj7, Dmaj7, C#m7.

What is the chord progression of My House?

The main progression is Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 (Imaj7 – Vmaj7 – ♭VIImaj7 – Imaj7).

Is My House easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dmaj7, Amaj7, Cmaj7, Bm7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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