Elton John – My Quicksand Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Elton John – My Quicksand Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEmBmADFmFA#F#7C#7D#

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[Intro]
Em Bm A D

 [Verse 1]
Bm        D            
 I put my life on hold 
     A
 and took you home
Bm               Em     
 Good sense shot down I 
        D
 placed you on a throne
Fm            Em          
 Where was the wheel that 
        D
 kept me on the road
     F             Em
 The force of nature 
           D
 preventing overload
    F        Em    
 So don't you know 
          D             Em D
 I've been dressed to kill
 F             Em     
 If you got the tools 
           D            Em D
 be careful what you build
 Fm              Em      
 When the arrow's in the 
           D
 bull's-eye every time
     F            Em    
It's hard assuming that 
            A#
the archer's blind

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 [Chorus]
   Em
My quicksand
                           Bm
Let me introduce you to my final 
stand
          F#7
I went to Paris once
                  Bm
I thought I had a plan
                  Em
I woke up with an accent
                Bm
I wound up in quicksand
Bm Em Bm
My quicksand

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[Verse 2]
Em Bm A D
Bm     D                       
 I was full of foreign notions 
       A
 at the start
Bm                    D    
 There was never once when 
             A
 I was off my guard
Fm      Em             D
 For any ghost of every poet 
 in the ground
F               Em            A
 There's one like me to buy the 
 guys a round

  [Chorus]
   Em
My quicksand
                           Bm
Let me introduce you to my final 
stand
          F#7
I went to Paris once
                  Bm
I thought I had a plan
                  Em
I woke up with an accent
               Bm
I wound up in quicksand
Bm Em Bm
My quicksand

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[Bridge]
    Em    Bm
I'm going down
        Em   Bm     Em    Bm
You and me together going down
    Em         Bm      Em   
It's not what I'd been told 
           D
about this town
              C#7          
That when you least expect 
           D#
if you can drown
   Em   Bm
In quicksand
Bm Em Bm
My quicksand

 [Chorus]
   Em
My quicksand
                           Bm
Let me introduce you to my final 
stand
          F#7
I went to Paris once
                  Bm
I thought I had a plan
                  Em
I woke up with an accent
               Bm
I wound up in quicksand
Bm Em Bm
My quicksand

How to play My Quicksand: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for My Quicksand by Elton John on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

My Quicksand by Elton John keeps coming home to B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 10 chords: Em, Bm, A, D, Fm, F, A#, F#7, C#7 and D#.

Most of the song cycles through Em – D – F – Em (iv – III – ♯IV – iv in B minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Ebm, Bbm, Ab, C#, Em, E, A, F7, C7, D (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 30% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
C#7 chord on guitar (x46464)
C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯

My Quicksand chords: questions

What key is My Quicksand in?

My Quicksand by Elton John is centred on B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in My Quicksand?

My Quicksand uses 10 chords: Em, Bm, A, D, Fm, F, A#, F#7, C#7, D#.

What is the chord progression of My Quicksand?

The main progression is Em – D – F – Em (iv – III – ♯IV – iv).

Is My Quicksand easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Ebm, Bbm, Ab, C#, Em, E, A, F7, C7, D (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 30% without a capo).

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