Ellie Goulding – Start Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Ellie Goulding – Start Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

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 [INTRO]
   Dm F Gm  Dm F Gm   x2
 
 [VERSE]
         Dm                  F
 I was old when I was younger
                    Gm
 All the lives I'm not living
 Gm
 Always trying to pull me under
            Dm
 Feel like I've been barely living
   F                   Gm
 But I keep getting struck by the thunder
   Gm              Dm                 F
 Maybe we don't need the bigger picture
              Gm                
 'Cause all I see is everything 
                              Dm
 I've done called into question
   F                      Gm
 Sorry, what was the question?
                         Dm
 And you don't know how much 
 I missed the winter
 F                      Gm
 It's been the longest summer, 
 came without the winner
                     Dm                 F
 And you can't even begin to understand
  F            Gm
 The magic she had before you killed her	

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[CHORUS]
 Dm                        F    
 I could call a truce for anyone
        Gm
  but you
     Dm                     F     
 And I could change the truth for
          Gm
  anyone but you
                             Dm    
 I guess what I'm trying to say is
          F        Gm
  you changed me, mmm
                           Dm            
 Oh, why can’t things just stay the same, 
    F           Gm
 stay the same?
                     Bb
 I'm thinking 'bout how many times 
 I've had to recover
  A
 All I do is start again
                         Dm
 I'm thinking 'bout a new beginning
        C                 G
 It's never too late to start again, oh-oh

 [POST-CHORUS]
  Dm            F             Gm
 Start again, start again, start again
 All I do is
   Dm            F            Gm
 Start again, start again, start again	

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[VERSE]
    Dm                            F
 I separate my colours like a prism
                Gm
 Try to be myself, but I'm stuck 
 in your religion (Oh)
             Dm                 F
 Love keeps blurring my vision (Ooh)
           Gm
 I can't beat the narcissism (Ooh)
  Gm                  Dm               
 Think I'm gonna reinvent myself again, 
      F
 wash off all the pain
           Gm
 'Cause it runs away, but I know 
 it stains (Know it stains)
             Dm          F            
 You were always there, but you never
     Gm
  stayed (You never, never stayed)

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 [CHORUS]
 Dm                         F          Gm
 I could call a truce for anyone but you 
 (Anyone but you)
  Dm                             F 
 And I could change the truth for 
            Gm
 anyone but you (Anyone but you)
  Gm                          Dm       
 I guess what I'm trying to say is you
      F        Gm
  changed me, mmm
                             Dm          
 Oh, why can’t things just stay the same,
   F             Gm
  stay the same? 
  (Why can't they stay the same?)
                     Bb
 I'm thinking 'bout how many times 
 I've had to recover
  A
 All I do is start again
                       Dm
 I'm thinking 'bout a new beginning
         C                 G
 It's never too late to start again, oh-oh	

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[POST-CHORUS]
  Dm            F             Gm
 Start again, start again, start again
 All I do is
   Dm            F            Gm
 Start again, start again, start again
 
 [BRIDGE]
     Dm                         F   
 Every summer, my friends prevent me
                   Gm
  from using the grill (Grill, grill)
  Dm                       Gm           
 They believe Cancer men don't have the
             C
  will to play with fire
 Dm               Gm
 But I'm gonna prove them wrong
                    Bb
 I'm cutting my man off
             Dm
 Yes, I will burn this bridge
    Gm
 No, I do not want him 
 (No-no, no-no, no, no)
 Dm          Gm
 I'm gonna prove them wrong
                     Bb
 I'm cutting my man off
               Dm
 Yes, I will burn this bridge
 Gm                       C
 No, I do not want him (Eh-eh)
  Dm          Gm
 I'm gonna prove them wrong
   Gm                  Bb
 I'm cutting my man off
              Dm
 Yes, I will burn this bridge
  Gm                   
 No, I do not want him 
      C                   Dm
 (I'm moving on from him)

 [OUTRO]
    Dm         Gm
 Fighting against what I'm fighting for
           Bb                    Dm
 Another walk to the liquor store
            Gm                         
 Trying to break me down a little more
       C
  (I'm moving on from him)
                              Gm
 You fuck with me, I'll start a war
      Gm
 Fighting against what I'm fighting for
                              Dm
 Another walk to the liquor store
             Gm
 Trying to break me down a little more 
 (I'm moving on from him)
 (You fck with me, I'll start a war)
 You fck with me, I'll start a war 
 (I'm moving on from him)
 You fck with me, I'll start a war
 You fck with me, I'll start a war 
 (I'm moving on from him)
 You fck with me, I'll start a war
 (I'm moving on from him)
 I'm moving on from him
 (I'm moving on from him) 
 I'm moving on from him
 I'm moving on from him	

How to play Start: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Start by Ellie Goulding feat Serpentwithfeet on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Start by Ellie Goulding is centred on D minor (one flat: B♭). The song uses 7 chords: Dm, F, Gm, Bb, A, C and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm – F – Gm – Dm (i – III – iv – i in D minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, C, Dm, F, E, G, D (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

Start chords: questions

What key is Start in?

Start by Ellie Goulding is centred on D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Start?

Start uses 7 chords: Dm, F, Gm, Bb, A, C, G.

What is the chord progression of Start?

The main progression is Dm – F – Gm – Dm (i – III – iv – i).

Is Start easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, C, Dm, F, E, G, D (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

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