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Duncan Sheik – Rubbed Out Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsA7sus4 Fmaj7 Dsus4 D Em7/G GEm7Bb Csus4 C Dsus2G/BF Eb Cadd9

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These are Rubbed Out chords by Duncan Sheik on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A7sus4
A7sus4

[Verse 1]
A7sus4           Fmaj7
She justified it then,
She may well justify,
    Dsus4  D
 forever,
A7sus4
She figures it's the
 Fmaj7
 only way,
To keep herself,
  D  Dsus4  D  Em7/G
 to-gether,
A7sus4    Fmaj7
Something about hotel
      D           Em7/G
rooms and horses,
A7sus4             Fmaj7
And losing all her friends,
And hearing all their
 Dsus4  D         G
 voices. Yeah yeah.

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[Chorus]
Fmaj7       Em7
She rubs it out,
               D
 she covers it over,
Fmaj7             Em7
She's stronger by far,
                 D      D
 than a war-torn soldier,
Bb          Csus4  C
She rubs it out

[Verse 2]
A7sus4             Fmaj7
She makes a little money,
             Dsus4  D     Em7/G
And sends it to the mother,
A7sus4                 Fmaj7
She's living with some guy,

Who's fighting off
 Dsus4  D     Em7/G
 the    sharks,
A7sus4        Fmaj7
She hopes someday,
She'll get some kind
     D      Dsus2 D  Em7/G
of letter,
A7sus4              Fmaj7
When you don't hold much,
If you haven't got
 Dsus4  D           G
 the heart, no, no.

[Chorus]
Fmaj7       Em7
She rubs it out,
               D
she covers it over,
Fmaj7           Em7
She's harder by far,
                 D      D
than a war-torn soldier,
Bb          Csus4  C
She rubs it out

[Bridge]
C        G/B     Bb
Some time ago, I thought
                             F
that she was trying to move on,
G         Eb   Cadd9
I thought wrong
Eb  Cadd9
Eb  Cadd9
A7sus4  Fmaj7  D
Dsus4  D

[Chorus]
Fmaj7       Em7
She rubs it out,
               D
she covers it over,
Fmaj7           Em7
She's harder by far,
                 D      D
than a war-torn soldier,
Fmaj7           Em7
I'd die for her gladly
        D        D
Lord knows I've told her,
Bb              Csus4  C
But she rubs it out

[Outro]
A7sus4         Fmaj7
I justified it then
                   Dsus4
I may well justify  forever
D

How to play Rubbed Out: key, chords and progression

Rubbed Out by Duncan Sheik is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 15 chords: A7sus4, Fmaj7, Dsus4, D, Em7/G, G, Em7, Bb, Csus4, C, Dsus2 and G/B and 3 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A7sus4 – Fmaj7 – Dsus4 – D (IV7sus4 – ♭IImaj7 – VIIsus4 – VII in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bb, Csus4, F and Eb are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.