Ed Sheeran – Toughest Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Ed Sheeran – Toughest Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
                     C
I don't know what to think
F
 The word cut through
     C/E    G
 the day
                     C
The doctor said it's cancer
F                      C/E   G
 And the baby's on the way
                  C
Life changes in a blink
F                C/E    G
 Decisions to be made
                     C
They say radio's the answer
F
 And that both lives
        C/E    G
can be saved

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[Pre-Chorus]
F
Points for timing,
 it could not get worse
         C                    G
What the hell are we going to do?
    F
But you're the type to
defeat the hardest obstacles
C               G
Put in front of you

[Chorus]
C            F
 You are the toughest
        C/E
 in the room
                G
And I know that love
            C
will get us through
              F
And life will overcome
     C/E                G
the pain that grows in you
C                  F
'Cause you are the toughest
         C/E
 in the room
               G
You showed me strength
I never knew
C             F
 When love is on our side
         C/E            G
there's just no way to lose
       F
But I still can't help
but break down

[Post-Chorus]
C    F    |C/E   G

[Verse 2]
                   C
Still waiting on a call
F                       C/E   G
 Then an action plan is made
                   C
In the middle of a court case
F
 Shows what really
          C/E    G
matters, babe
                   C
The specialists in North
F
 En route we'll chose
             C/E    G
 our child's name
'Cause we've had enough
    C
surprises
F
 For a lifetime,
              C/E    G
wouldn't you say?

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[Post-Chorus]
    F
The word he said,
it had the upmost power to
C                   G
Change the world to blue
    F
But you're the type to
defeat the hardest obstacles
C               G
Put in front of you

[Chorus]
C            F
 You are the toughest
        C/E
in the room
                G
And I know that love
             C
will get us through
              F
And life will overcome
     C/E                G
 the pain that grows in you
C
'Cause you are the
 F               C/E
 toughest in the room
               G
You showed me strength
I never knew
C             F
 When love is on our side
         C/E            G
 there's just no way to lose
       F
But I still can't
help but break down

[Bridge]
F   C     G
All night long
Am          G
Tossing and turning
and begging
F      C    G
Please hold on

[Chorus]
C            F
 You are the toughest
        C/E
 in the room
                G
And I know that love will
        C
 get us through
              F
And life will overcome
     C/E                G
the pain that grows in you
C
'Cause you are the
 F               C/E
 toughest in the room
               G
You showed me strength
 I never knew
C             F
 When love is on our side
         C/E            G
 there's just no way to lose
       F
But I still can't
help but break down

How to play Toughest: key, chords and progression

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

Toughest by Ed Sheeran is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, F, C/E, G and Am.

Listen for C – F – C/E – G (I – IV – I – V in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Toughest chords: questions

What key is Toughest in?

Toughest by Ed Sheeran is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Toughest?

Toughest uses 5 chords: C, F, C/E, G, Am.

What is the chord progression of Toughest?

The main progression is C – F – C/E – G (I – IV – I – V).

Is Toughest easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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