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Emiliana Mccalister – You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C Em Am F

[Verse 1]
C
Peace, what is peace
              Em
in a world of war?
                         Am
When everything seems unsure,
       G                   F
and I don’t know where you are
C                          Em
How can satisfaction be in you
When the world says they
          Am
hold the truth
            G                   F
and I’d be happy with what they do

[Chorus]
         C
When all arrows point one way
how do I go to the other?
       Em
How do I stand next to you
in the midst of the struggle?
         Am                 G
I don't know how to do this,
        F
but I'm letting you hold it
          C
When the weight gets too heavy
how do I stay strong?
       Em
How do I find the good parts
of the days that are long?
Am                            G
I don't have the instructions,
       F
but I know I'll be fine cause,
          C               Em
I’ve got you, you are my truth,
                 Am G           F
yellow when I'm blue, I’ve got you

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[Verse 2]
C                           Em
I’ve tried to do this on my own
                        Am
But it just leaves me broken,
G      F
and alone
          C
But with you my strength
            Em
has been renewed,
There’s nothing that
        Am
I can’t do and
   G               F
I know I’ll get through this

[Chorus]
         C
When all arrows point one way
how do I go to the other?
       Em
How do I stand next to you
in the midst of the struggle?
         Am
I don't know how to do this,
G        F
but I'm letting you hold it
          C
When the weight gets too heavy
how do I stay strong?
       Em
How do I find the good parts
of the days that are long?
Am
I don't have the instructions,
G       F
but I know I'll be fine cause,
          C               Em
I’ve got you, you are my truth,
                 Am G           F
yellow when I'm blue, I’ve got you

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[Bridge]
         C
I’ve got you when I’m crying,
and when I can’t sleep
         G
I’ve got you when I’m drowning
in troubles so deep
         Am
I’ve got you when the whole
              G
world comes crashing down so
       C              F
I just lay it at your feet

[Chorus]
         C
When all arrows point one way
you help me go the other
         Em
You hold me when I’m too weak
in the midst of the struggle
            Am
Still don’t know how to do this,
G      F
but I know that you hold it
         C
When the weight gets too heavy
you make me strong
Em
You are the good part of
the days that are long
        Am                    G
I don’t need the instructions,
      F
and I know I’ll be fine cause
          C               Em
I’ve got you, you are my truth,
                 Am G           F
yellow when I'm blue, I’ve got you
         C    Em
I’ve got you, you,
Am G F   G             C
youuuuuuu, oh I’ve got you

How to play You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for You by Emiliana Mccalister on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

You by Emiliana Mccalister keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 5 chords: C, Em, Am, F and G.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – Em – Am (IV – I – iii – vi in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – mi – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.