Do Nothing – Handshakes Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Do Nothing – Handshakes Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDBmGF#mAA#5EmF#

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These are the chords for Handshakes by Do NothingDo Nothing on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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[Intro]
D

[Verse 1]
D
Laura hit the city with
a lot of force tonight
Bm
Breaking all of their doors down,
    G
and robbing them all blind
D
I don't want it all to end
on such a pretty day
Bm
You can't say all of those things
              G
and then just take em' all away

[Pre-chorus]
F#m*
Everybody's laughing,
Bm*    D*    G
lying in the street

[Chorus]
D
Do you see me, I'm right here
A
It's all handshakes,
         A#5      G
we could seal the deal

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[Break]
D

[Verse 2]
D
I am curled up in a ball in
the backseat, where I belong
Bm                     G
I am the Sun and every-thin'
else just revolves
D
All criminals come singing
themselves in, eventually
Bm
I guess I had it coming,
      G
and I couldn't get out clean

[Pre-Chorus 2]
F#m*
Hannah's in the corner
Bm*     D*     G
calling the po-lice

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[Chorus]
D
Do you see me, I'm right here
A
It's all handshakes,
         A#5      G
we could seal the deal

[Instrumental]
D
Bm
A                D*
G

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[Bridge]
Em*       D
It's all "Boring, boring, boring",
       Bm           G
if you take a look around
          D
It's all "You know that
we can't feed you unless
     Bm          G
you open up your mouth!"
          D
You can't say those pretty things,
         Bm             G
and then take them all away
A#5*
Yeah, I could be mad,
      G
but I get on with my day
F#                   G
But you won't see me shake,
        A           G
cause I never had a doubt
F#*             G*
Yeah, I made my millions
       F#*           Bm*
giving you the run-a-round

[Break]
D
Heeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Chorus]
D
Do you see me, I'm right here
A
It's all handshakes,
         A#5      G
we could seal the deal

[Outro]
D

How to play Handshakes: key, chords and progression

Handshakes by Do Nothing is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 8 chords: D, Bm, G, F#m, A, A#5, Em and F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D – Bm – G (IV – I – vi – IV in D major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, F, Em, G, Ab5, Dm, E (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
A#5 chord on guitar (x133xx)
A♯5A♯ E♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

Handshakes chords: questions

What key is Handshakes in?

Handshakes by Do Nothing is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Handshakes?

Handshakes uses 8 chords: D, Bm, G, F#m, A, A#5, Em, F#.

What is the chord progression of Handshakes?

The main progression is G – D – Bm – G (IV – I – vi – IV).

Is Handshakes easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, F, Em, G, Ab5, Dm, E (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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