Dermot Kennedy – Giants Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Dermot Kennedy – Giants Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Giants by Dermot Kennedy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
G#m           F#
We used to be giants
B               E   F# G#m
When did we stop?
G#m          F#                E
Just say the word and I’ll be yours
E          F#       G#m
You know I never forgot

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[Verse 1]
 G#m            F#
The hope and the hurt
    E       F#      G#m
Has lived inside of me
     G#m            F#
but there’s gold in the dirt
        E       F#      G#m
I never took the time to see
    G#m            F#   
but I knew of its worth 
         E      F#      G#m
when you walked beside of me
       G#m            F#
And my hand fits in yours
        E         F#      G#m
Like a bird would find the breeze	

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[Chorus]
G#m           F#
We used to be giants
B               E   F# G#m
When did we stop?
G#m          F#                E
Just say the word and I’ll be yours
E          F#       G#m
You know I never forgot
           G#m           F#      
We were the song of the silence
   B            E   F# G#m
 but time catches up
G#m          F#            B   E
Just say the word and I’ll be yours
E          F#       G#m
You know I never forgot	

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[Verse 2]
  G#m            F#
I knew from the start
                 E       F#      G#m
That you’d be the one to set me free
  G#m            F#
That day in the park
          E        F#       G#m
When the hurt would hide from me
   G#m               F#
Those eyes used to know me, 
it’s been way too long
            E      F#    G#m
You are the moon and the stars,
 and they all gaze upon
       G#m               F#  
Time won’t ever move slowly, 
                      E F# G#m
what you waiting on?

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[Chorus]
G#m           F#
We used to be giants
B               E   F# G#m
When did we stop?
G#m          F#                E
Just say the word and I’ll be yours
E          F#       G#m
You know I never forgot
           G#m           F#         B    
We were the song of the silence but time
        E   F# G#m
 catches up
G#m          F#            B   E
Just say the word and I’ll be yours
E          F#       G#m
You know I never forgot	

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[Bridge]
F#            E      B
Darling just say you will
G#m                    F#
Will you remember those times?
F#          E    B     F#
That I have held until tonight
F#          E   B    
If you say you will, 
         G#m      F#
I’ll leave it all behind
F#
Don’t you remember those times?

[Chorus]
G#m           F#
We used to be giants
B               E   F# G#m
When did we stop?
G#m          F#                E
Just say the word and I’ll be yours
E          F#       G#m
You know I never forgot
           G#m           F#     
We were the song of the silence
    B            E   F# G#m
 but time catches up
G#m          F#            B   E
Just say the word and I’ll be yours
E          F#       G#m
You know I never forgot

G#m            F# B
We used to be giants
E  F#  G#m
Giants
G#m                  F#   E B
Oh I still love you though
G#m       F#       G#m
I still love you though	

How to play Giants: key, chords and progression

Giants by Dermot Kennedy sits in G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: G#m, F#, B and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – F# – G#m – F# (VI – VII – i – VII in G♯ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, D, G, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

Giants chords: questions

What key is Giants in?

Giants by Dermot Kennedy is in the key of G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Giants?

Giants uses 4 chords: G#m, F#, B, E.

What is the chord progression of Giants?

The main progression is E – F# – G#m – F# (VI – VII – i – VII).

Is Giants easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, D, G, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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