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Declan McKenna – Rapture Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Em
Jet black, jet black, jet black,
 jet black (Woo)
Em         Em         Em        
Jet black, jet black, jet black,
 Em
 jet black
Em         Am         D        
Jet black, jet black, jet black,
  Am        D
 jet black
Em         Am         D        
Jet black, jet black, jet black,
  Am        D
 jet black

[Verse 1]
Em                       Am
      At first, you will find
  D                Am         D    
A prophecy of what could have been, 
     Em
you know (You know)
                  Am                  
You know, there's all sorts of crap on
     D             Am   D
 the TV these days
        Em               Am
Now you won't live after such disaster
         D                      Am
You're a lot full of smashed-up cars
                     D          
Cross-hatched in the metal when 
                    Em
you're cracking up
                       Am         D
But you're part of the pack, pup
                         Am    
You're part of something bigger
          D       C
 than the laws of nature
     G
Mrs. Thatcher
     C               G        
Your cruel heart navigates the
 B7               Em
 world we live in
         Am
With its anger
C              B7
Going nowhere, coming at ya

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[Chorus]
Em            Am
Rapture in my head
               D      
I keep looking up like 
     Am      D
I'm already dead
Em             Am
Rapture, oh my Lord
                  D
I've been playing catch-up
      Am    D
I'm already bored
Em          Am
La-la-la-la-la
            D           Am    D
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

[Verse 2]
    Em             Am             D
Oh, God, tell me I sure am on the list
                     Am  
How can you make yourself 
    D           Em          Am
so scarce from someone you love?
                  D
Oh, it don't make sense
                   Am         
Your love is never better than
     D       C              G
 the morning after (Morning after)
      C              B7
Well, Mother Nature, coming at ya

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[Chorus]
Em            Am
Rapture in my head
               D             Am    D
I keep looking up like I'm already dead
Em             Am
Rapture, oh my Lord
                  D
I've been playing catch-up
      Am    D
I'm already bored
Em            Am
Rapture in my head
               D             Am    D
I keep looking up like I'm already dead
Em             Am
Rapture, oh my Lord
                  D
I've been playing catch-up
      Am    D
I'm already bored

[Bridge]
    Em       D
Oh, rapture
    Am       C   D
Oh, rapture
    Em       D
Oh, rapture
    Am       C   D
Oh, rapture
            Em            D
'Cause it's rapture in my head
                Am
You say this is up
      C     D
I'm already dead
Em            D
Rapture in my head
                Am
You say this is up
      C     D
I'm already dead
Em          D           Am
Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead
C       D   Em
I'm already dead
      D           Am               C  D
Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead

[Outro]
Em Am D Am D
Repeat until end...

How to play Rapture: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Rapture by Declan McKenna on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

To play Rapture by Declan McKenna, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 6 chords: Em, Am, D, C, G and B7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – Am – D – Am (i – iv – VII – iv in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.