Dermot Kennedy – Outnumbered Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Dermot Kennedy – Outnumbered Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Outnumbered by Dermot Kennedy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F C G Am

[Chorus]
F C
Don’t tell me this is all for nothin’
G Am
I can only tell you one thing
F C
On the nights you feel outnumbered
G Am
Baby, I’ll be out there somewhere
F C
I see everything you can be
G Am
I see the beauty that you can’t see
F C
On the nights you feel outnumbered
G Am
Baby, I’ll be out there somewhere

[Verse 1]
F C
I could’ve showed you all the scars at the start
G Am
But that was always the most difficult part
F C
See I’m in love with how your soul’s a mix of chaos and art
G Am
And how you never try to keep ’em apart (Yeah)
F C
I wrote some words and then I stared at my feet
G Am
Became a coward when I needed to speak
F C
I guess love took on a different kind of meaning for me
G Am
So when I go, just know it kills me to leave

[Pre-Chorus]
F C
To all the stars that light the road
G Am
Don’t ever leave that girl so cold
F C G Am
Never let me down, just lead me home

[Chorus]
F C
Don’t tell me this is all for nothin’
G Am
I can only tell you one thing
F C
On the nights you feel outnumbered
G Am
Baby, I’ll be out there somewhere
F C
I see everything you can be
G Am
I see the beauty that you can’t see
F C
On the nights you feel outnumbered
G Am
Baby, I’ll be out there somewhere
F C G Am

[Verse 2]
F C
But there’s beauty here that’s yet to depart
G Am
There’s still a song inside the halls in the dark (Halls in the dark)
F C
I’ll come for you if you just stay where you are
G Am
And I’ll always hold your hand in the car (Hand in the car)
F C
There’ll be days when it’s difficult
G Am
But I ask you to never leave behind the reciprocal, we’re past that
F C
Love is not designed for the cynical
G
So we have that
Am
We can have that

[Pre-Chorus]
F C
To all the stars that light the road
G Am
Don’t ever leave that girl so cold
F C G Am
Never let me down, just lead me home

[Chorus]
F C
Don’t tell me this is all for nothin’
G Am
I can only tell you one thing
F C
On the nights you feel outnumbered
G Am
Baby, I’ll be out there somewhere
F C
I see everything you can be
G Am
I see the beauty that you can’t see
F C
On the nights you feel outnumbered
G Am
Baby, I’ll be out there somewhere

[Bridge]
F C G Am
How long can you wait for the one you deserve?
F C G Am
Fight on, never let it out, never let it out
F C G Am
If I’m gone, if you ever leave I hope that you learn
F C G Am
To fight on, to fight on

[Chorus]
F C
Don’t tell me this is all for nothin’
G Am
I can only tell you one thing
F C
On the nights you feel outnumbered
G Am
Baby, I’ll be out there somewhere
F C
I see everything you can be
G Am
I see the beauty that you can’t see
F C
On the nights you feel outnumbered
G Am
Baby, I’ll be out there somewhere

[Outro]
F C
(How long?)
G Am
Baby, I’ll be out there somewhere, somewhere, somewhere
F C
(How long?)
G Am
Baby, I’ll be out there somewhere, somewhere

How to play Outnumbered: key, chords and progression

Outnumbered by Dermot Kennedy is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: F, C, G and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – G – Am (VI – III – VII – i in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Outnumbered chords: questions

What key is Outnumbered in?

Outnumbered by Dermot Kennedy is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Outnumbered?

Outnumbered uses 4 chords: F, C, G, Am.

What is the chord progression of Outnumbered?

The main progression is F – C – G – Am (VI – III – VII – i).

Is Outnumbered easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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