Em Beihold – City Of Angels Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Em Beihold – City Of Angels Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsC#G#AED#C#mG#7/C

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This is the chords of City Of Angels by Em Beihold on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

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[Verse 1]
     C#            G#          
It's hard havin' a heart in the
 A      E  D#
 city
            C#                 G#     
Look at the stars, waiting for someone
                    A                 E  D#
 to tell you you're pretty; you're enough
      C#            G#            
So it goes, I don't know, what the
 A                    E      D#
 feeling's like to be comfortable
       C#               G#
With a stranger in your skin
           A                E      A
Don't know why you let them in

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[Chorus]
C#m
  We used to talk about the fakers in LA
G#
  But now you're one of 'em and damn it 
hurts to say
A                                        
  I should have seen it comin' from a mile 
  E                 G#7/C
away, a mile away
C#m
  You always wanted to take before you give
G#
  But what's the fun of it
                     A                    
I don't know how you live with yourself in
                             E
 your Hollywood house in the hills
         G#7/C
Gives me chills
        C#m
City of angels

[Interlude]
C#  G#  A  E  D#

[Verse 2]
        C#               G#         
Used to say, if you ever made it I'd
        A          E  D#
 be the first call
               C#              G#
And life would stay fairly the same
       A                   E         D#
Oh our friendship wouldn't change at all
        C#m             G#
But you busted haven't talked in a year
     A                 E
I mistrusted, now it's all coming clear
         G#7/C
That you only think of yourself
       E                           G#
May be loved, but you're lonely as hell, oh

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[Chrous]
C#m
We used to talk about the fakers in LA
G#
But now you're one of 'em, I guess you
 got your way
A                                      
I bet you're tired of all the games you
        E                D#
 had to play, you had to play
C#m
  You always wanted to take before you give
G#
  But what's the fun of it
                     A                 
I don't know how you live with yourself
                                E
 in your Hollywood house in the hills
         D#
Gives me chills

[Bridge]
        A
City of angels
                G#              G#7/C
Thats what they call us, right?
              C#m
Wish you were able
               E
To see there's so much more to life
     A
Than fortune and fame, validation 
and pain
         G#               G#7/C   
When you always want more, there's 
           C#m    E
nothing to gain

[Chorus]
C#m
  We used to talk about the
 fakers in LA
G#
  But now you're one of 'em and
 damn it hurts to say
A                     E    D#
  Damn it hurts to say
C#m
  You always wanted to take
before you give
G#
  But what's the fun of it
                     A                 
I don't know how you live with yourself
                                E
 in your Hollywood house in the hills
         D#
Gives me chills

[Outro]
        A
City of angels
                G#             G#7/C
Thats what they call us, right?
              C#m
Wish you were able
               E
To see there's so much more to life
        A
City of angels
                 G#             G#7/C
That's what they call us, right?
        C#m    E   C#m
City of angels

How to play City Of Angels: key, chords and progression

City Of Angels by Em Beihold is centred on C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 7 chords: C#, G#, A, E, D#, C#m and G#7/C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G# – A – E – D# (V – VI – III – II in C♯ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, G, Ab, Eb, D, Cm, G7 (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
G#7 chord on guitar (464544)
G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯

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City Of Angels chords: questions

What key is City Of Angels in?

City Of Angels by Em Beihold is centred on C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in City Of Angels?

City Of Angels uses 7 chords: C#, G#, A, E, D#, C#m, G#7/C.

What is the chord progression of City Of Angels?

The main progression is G# – A – E – D# (V – VI – III – II).

Is City Of Angels easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, G, Ab, Eb, D, Cm, G7 (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).

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