Sep302020

Deva Mahal – Its Down To You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

This is the chords of Its Down To You by Deva Mahal on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F Gm Bb F
F

[Verse 1]
               Gm             
And I won't be the only one to
                 F
 travel over land and sea
               Am            
And I won't be the only one, 
 Gm
'cause that's the only 
life for me
Bb           A             
You tell me 'bout your love
 Am7      Gm
 and I've never seen it
Bb                 Am7     
It's not enough to make it,
           Gm7
 you gotta mean it
C        F
Whoa, oh

[Chorus]
         Gm      Am
And it's down to you
           Bb Am7 Gm  Bb 
I've tried everything to 
       F
please you
                    Am
And what else can I do?
      Bbmaj7 Am7  Gm7  C7
Darlin', I can't wait

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[Break]
Fmaj7 Gm7 Fmaj7 F

[Verse 2]
               Gm       
And I won't be the only
    Gm7  
 one who'd
                  C7  F
 lay my life, lay my life
  on the line
                         
The lights are up and the
 Am7
 curtain's down
       Gm7
Listen boy, you're running
 out of time
Bbmaj7                 Am7 
You tell me 'bout your love
         Gm7
 but you never show it
Bb                 Am7    
It's not enough to say it,
         Gm7
 I gotta know it
C           F
Whoa, oh, oh

[Chorus]
         G       Am7
And it's down to you
         Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 
I've tried everything to
 C      F
 please you
                     Am
And what else can I do
   Bbmaj7 Am7  Gm7
Baby, I can't wait

[Break]
F Gm7 F Am Gm7

[Bridge]
Gm
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Bb               Am7        
I know if I stay here, I'll 
     Gm7
never make it (never make it)
Bb                     Am    
So I'm running with my heart,

 before you break it
C Db  Gb
Whoa-oh

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[Chorus]
                 Bbm7
And it's down to you
        Bmaj7 Bbm7 Abm7 
I've tried everything to
 Db7    Gb
 please you
                    Bbm7
And what else can I do
          B Bbm   Abm
See baby, I can't wait
        Gb           
So whoa-oh, and it's 
        Bbm7
down to you
           B          
I've tried everything,
  Bbm7  Abm7   Abm   Gm
 everything to please you
              Bbm      Bbm7
And what else can I do
      B Bbm7  Abm7
Baby, I can't wait

[Outro]
                Abm   B Bbm7 Abm7
See, Lord, I've tried everything
                      B Ebm7 Abm7
See, Lord, I've tried everything
                      B Bbm7 Abm7 Abm
See, Lord, I've tried everything

How to play Its Down To You: key, chords and progression

Its Down To You by Deva Mahal is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 22 chords: F, Gm, Bb, Am, A, Am7, Gm7, C, Bbmaj7, C7, Fmaj7 and G and 10 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am7 – Gm7 – C – F (iii7 – ii7 – V – I in F major). In solfa, that is mi – reh – soh – doh. 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, Dm, F, Em, E, Em7, Dm7, G, Fmaj7, G7 (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 32% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am7 chord on guitar (x02010) — Am7A C E G

Gm7 chord on guitar (353333) — Gm7G B♭ D F

Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231) — B♭maj7B♭ D F A

C7 chord on guitar (x32310) — C7C E G B♭

Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210) — Fmaj7F A C E

Gb chord on guitar (244322) — G♭G♭ B♭ D♭

Bbm7 chord on guitar (x13121) — B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭

Bmaj7 chord on guitar (x24342) — Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯

Abm7 chord on guitar (464444) — A♭m7A♭ C♭ E♭ G♭

Db7 chord on guitar (x46464) — D♭7D♭ F A♭ C♭

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

Abm chord on guitar (466444) — A♭mA♭ C♭ E♭

Ebm7 chord on guitar (x68676) — E♭m7E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭

Its Down To You chords: questions

What key is Its Down To You in?

Its Down To You by Deva Mahal is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Its Down To You?

Its Down To You uses 22 chords: F, Gm, Bb, Am, A, Am7, Gm7, C, Bbmaj7, C7, Fmaj7, G and 10 more.

What is the chord progression of Its Down To You?

The main progression is Am7 – Gm7 – C – F (iii7 – ii7 – V – I).

Is Its Down To You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Dm, F, Em, E, Em7, Dm7, G, Fmaj7, G7 (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 32% without a capo).

How to play Its Down To You: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Its Down To You chords: questions

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