This is the chord progression of Left Side by Eloise (UK) on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Verse 1] Em/G
Well I guess I’ll take the train E/G
and move far away G/C
And just keep going till I forget all Am
about your face Em/G
I’ll make my heart forget
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E/G
about all the love G/C
I’ll tell myself another lie and pretend Am
that you were never enough Fmaj7
But you were always enough, Bb7/Ab
you were almost too much C/GEm/G
for me
[Verse 2] Em/G
I’ll take days as they come E/G
and try not to stare G/C
At the man who looks like you Am
standing over there Em/G
I’ll breathe in and breathe out, E/G
yell and scream and shout G/C
That I am not strong enough, Am
my skin’s not as tough Fm6
As I know yours always was
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[Verse 3] Em/G
But some day I will heal E/G
I’ll grow another heart G/C
And I guess until then Am
I’ll endure the falling apart Em/G
I’ll learn to love the quiet E/G
and forget what was said G/C
And maybe one day I’ll return Am
to the left side of my bed F
Where lies the blood I bled, Fm6
where I lost my head, Cmaj7
to you
How to play Left Side: key, chords and progression
Left Side by Eloise sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 10 chords to play it: Em/G, E/G, G/C, Am, Fmaj7, Bb7/Ab, C/G, Fm6, F and Cmaj7.
The progression the song keeps returning to is Em/G – E/G – G/C – Am (iii – III – V – vi in C major). In solfa, that is mi – mi – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Good to know: Bb7/Ab, Fm6 and F are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.
