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Ed Sheeran – Tides Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsC G D Em

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[Intro]
C
C G
C G

[Verse 1]
C
I have grown up,
I am a father now
G                           D
Everything has changed, but I
am still the same somehow
    C
You know I've never
been afraid of death
G                       D
But now I wanna see the things
that haven't happened yet
C
I still love getting out of my
mind, I should cut it down
G                           D
I still know people I don't like
and I should cut them out
C
I feel embarrassed 'bout the
things that I did in my youth
G                            D
'Cause now I have a child, I know
one day that you will do

[Pre-Chorus]
C
Freight cargo, dot stops
and aeroplanes
G                 D
Late-night calls, signal
is in and out again
C
Feelin' low, serotonin known
better days
Em              D
Go, go, go! But every moment
you're here with me

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[Chorus]
N.C.
Timе stops to still
N.C.
When you are in my arms,
it always will
N.C.
And life, lifе is changin' tides

[Instrumental]
C

[Verse 2]
C
I lost the confidence in who I was
G                       D
To busy tryna chase the high and
get the numbers up
C
I have the same dream every night
G                             D
A bullet through my brain the moment
that I close my eyes
C
I still have to lean on a
shoulder when I've broken down
G                        D
And I have people that depend
on me to sort them out
C
I sometimes fantasise I
disappear without a trace
G                             D
I have no regrets, but wish I did
things in a different way

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[Pre-Chorus]
C
Low fly zone, lawsuits,
and film stars
G                  D
Headline wrote the princess
and the face scar
C
Broken bones, break-ins,
and Babylon
Em              D
Go, go, go! But every moment
you're here with me

[Chorus]
N.C.
Time stops to still
N.C.
When you are in my arms,
it always will
C                 G   D         C
And life, life is changin' tides
C             G
Time stops to still
     C
When you are in my arms,
          G     D
it always will
    C             G   D         C
And life, life is changin' tides

How to play Tides: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Tides by Ed Sheeran on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Tides by Ed Sheeran sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: C, G, D and Em.

The backbone of the song is C – G – D – C (IV – I – V – IV in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.