Apr152020

Declan McKenna – The Key To Life On Earth Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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INTRO
F C
G Dm Am
F C
G Am

[Verse 1]
F C
Gold, let it unfold
G Dm Am
And imagine you’re dressed in gold
F C G
Roaring crowds in Manchester will manage to be told

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Am C
Oh, and your king, the boy you loved in spring
G D
The way she looks at him
E/F Am C G
The common goal, and waiting for the kids to go

[Chorus]
F C G
But we’ve been held back for after-school meetings
Dm Am F
They’ve got it in for me
C
For all it’s worth
G Am
The key to life on Earth
F C G
Jokers, happy go xenophobe locals
Dm Am F
Have got it in for me
C
For all I’m worth
G Am
The key to life on Earth

[Instrumental]
F C
G Dm Am
F C
G Am

[Verse 2]
F C
Holy smokes
G Dm Am
You kids and your jokes
F C G Am
Asking where we got our jeans and where the hell we found our coats
F C G Dm Am
‘Cause dirty streets these days are graced by Nikes of black and green
F C G
And headstrong boys in chinos barely grasp what that could mean

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Am C
And they lie, the men that wrung us dry
G D
The boys who poked your eye
E/F Am C G
The common fool, the walk to school for you and I

[Chorus]
F C G
But we’ve been held back for after-school meetings
Dm Am F
They’ve got it in for me
C
For all it’s worth
G Am
The key to life on Earth
F C G
The thing is, these out-of-touch scrounging rich kids
Dm Am F
Are living here for free
C
On my home turf
G Am
The key to life on Earth

F C
G Dm Am
F C
G Am

[Verse 4]
F C G
Call in to wake you up in the morning
Dm Am C G
Iron your suit and tie forever until you die
F C G Dm Am F
Join forces, like carousels and their horses forever spinning ’round
C G Am
And never coming down

[Outro]
F C
Come out and join us honey, we will sort you out
G Dm Am
Come work in Brookfield Park and we will shut your mouth
F C
Come work in Sainsbury’s babe until you’ve had enough
G Dm Am
Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out
F C
Come out and join us honey, we will sort you out
G Dm Am
Come work in Brookfield Park and we will shut your mouth
F C
Come work in Sainsbury’s babe until you’ve had enough
G Dm Am
Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out

How to play The Key To Life On Earth: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of The Key To Life On Earth by Declan McKenna on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

To play The Key To Life On Earth by Declan McKenna, think in A minor (no sharps or flats). It takes 7 chords: F, C, G, Dm, Am, D and E/F.

Listen for Am – F – C – G (i – VI – III – VII in A minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems: the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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