Ed Sheeran – Spark Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Ed Sheeran – Spark Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsC#mBAE/G#F#mEG#mF#

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[Intro]
 C#m    B   A    E/G#

[Verse 1]
C#m          B
 We've been lost for a
            A
long time
E/G#                      C#m
In a rut, no escape signs
B
And, for love, we were
           A    E/G#    C#m
 so blind
B                          A
Oh, I hate to see you cry
  E/G#
There've been times
                       C#m
where the truth lied
 B
Now it's clear as
          A     E/G#
 a blue sky

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[Pre-Chorus]
        F#m      E
Like a bandaid over
                    B
deeper cuts, we tried
              F#m
We couldn't stop the fate
  E                 B
descending on the night
[Chorus]
C#m    B               A
      We'll build a fire
E/G#             C#m
And torch our old lives
B
 And hope the spark
 A          E/G#    C#m
 survives
B                      A
Use words as kindling
 E/G#             C#m
Light up the night sky
 B                   A
Let the memories take flight
E/G#
 And hope the spark
 C#m        B     A
 survives
 E/G#
Yeah, we hope the spark
C#m         B     A    E/G#
 survives

[Verse 2]
C#m   B
      Oh, I wonder,
                        A
will we pull through?
E/G#                    C#m
All we ever do is argue
      B
With not a lot,
                A   E/G#  C#m
but we make do
 B
How I wish you wouldn't
           A
say that
  E/G#
There are things you
                  C#m
 can't take back
  B
When you leave,
                    A  E/G#
I always face facts

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[Pre-Chorus]
        F#m
Like a hand that's trying
  E                 B
 to hold the water back
              F#m      E
We couldn't stop the ocean
                  B
 leaking in the cracks

[Chorus]
C#m    B               A
      We'll build a fire
E/G#             C#m
And torch our old lives
B                  A
 And hope the spark survives
 E/G#    C#m
B                      A
Use words as kindling
 E/G#             C#m
Light up the night sky
 B                   A
Let the memories take flight
E/G#               C#m
 And hope the spark survives
  B     A
 E/G#
Yeah, we hope the spark
C#m         B   A   E/G#
survives

[Bridge]
G#m
 We've taken roads
 (Oh, we've taken roads)
B                  E
 That led to confusion
But right now that don't
 B        F#
matter at all (Na, na)
G#m
 We'll bring it back
(Yeah, we'll bring it back)
B                 E
 Our love's no illusion
                       B
The higher we go, the harder
     F#        C#m
 we fall, and now

[Chorus]
 B               A
We'll build a fire
E/G#             C#m
And torch our old lives
B                  A
 And hope the spark survives
  E/G#    C#m
B                      A
Use words as kindling
 E/G#             C#m
Light up the night sky
 B                   A
Let the memories take flight
E/G#
 And hope the spark
 C#m        B     A
 survives
 E/G#
Yeah, we hope the spark
 C#m   B     A
  survives
 E/G#
Yeah, we hope the spark
  C#m       B     A     E
survives

How to play Spark: key, chords and progression

These are Spark chords by Ed Sheeran on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Spark by Ed Sheeran, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 8 chords: C#m, B, A, E/G#, F#m, E, G#m and F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C#m – B – A – E/G# (vi – V – IV – I in E major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. 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 Bm, A, G, D, Em, F#m, E (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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Spark chords: questions

What key is Spark in?

Spark by Ed Sheeran is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Spark?

Spark uses 8 chords: C#m, B, A, E/G#, F#m, E, G#m, F#.

What is the chord progression of Spark?

The main progression is C#m – B – A – E/G# (vi – V – IV – I).

Is Spark easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, A, G, D, Em, F#m, E (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).

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