Florence & The Machine – Hunger Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Florence & The Machine – Hunger Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsBbDmCFAmG

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This is the chord progression of Hunger by Florence & The Machine on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Bb             Dm           C
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
Bb           Dm                     C
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

[Verse 1]
Bb                                                             Dm
At seventeen, I started to starve myself
C
I thought that love was a kind of emptiness
Bb                                                                   Dm
And at least I understood then the hunger I felt
C
And I didn’t have to call it loneliness

[Chorus]
Bb                         Dm
We all have a hunger
C
We all have a hunger
Dm    F       Bb          Dm
We all have a hunger
C
We all have a hunger

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm           F                       Bb                       F
Tell me what you need, oh, you look so free
Dm                                                                   C
The way you use your body, baby, come on and work it for me
Dm                                             Bb                                             F
Don’t let it get you down, you’re the best thing I’ve seen
Bb                                                                                         C
We never found the answer but we knew one thing

[Chorus]
Dm      F      Bb      Dm
We all have a hunger
C
We all have a hunger
Dm F Bb Dm
We all have a hunger
C         Dm                       F
We all have a hunger

[Post-Chorus]
Bb                                 F                                 C
And it’s Friday night and it’s kicking in
Dm                 Bb                 F                                 C
And I can’t dress, they’re gonna crucify me
Dm                 Bb                 F                 C
Oh, but you and all your vibrant youth
Bb                                                                 C
How could anything bad ever happen to you?
Bb                                                                                 C
You make a fool of death with your beauty, and for a moment

[Verse 2]
Dm                                                 Am
I thought that love was in the drugs
Bb
But the more I took, the more it took away
F                                                 C
And I could never get enough
Dm                                                 Am
I thought that love was on the stage
Bb
You give yourself to strangers
F                                                 C
You don’t have to be afraid
Dm                                                                 Am
And then it tries to find a home with people, oh, and I’m alone
G                 Bb                 Dm                                 C
Picking it apart and staring at your phone

[Chorus]
Dm F Bb Dm
We all have a hunger
C
We all have a hunger
Dm F Bb Dm
We all have a hunger
C                 Dm                 F
We all have a hunger

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm                 F                 Bb                                 F
Tell me what you need, oh, you look so free
Dm                                                                                 C
The way you use your body, baby, come on and work it for me
Dm                                 Bb                                                 F
Don’t let it get you down, you’re the best thing I’ve seen
Bb                                                                                 C
We never found the answer but we knew one thing

[Chorus]
Bb                                 Dm
We all have a hunger
C
We all have a hunger
Dm F Bb Dm
We all have a hunger
C
We all have a hunger
Dm F Bb Dm
We all have a hunger
C
We all have a hunger
Dm F Bb Dm
We all have a hunger
C                 Dm                 F
We all have a hunger

[Post-Chorus]
Bb                                 F                                 C
And it’s Friday night and it’s kicking in
Dm                 Bb                 F                       C
And I can’t dress, they’re gonna crucify me
Dm                       Bb                 F                 C
Oh, but you and all your vibrant youth
Bb                                                        C
How could anything bad ever happen to you?
Bb                                                                                 C
You make a fool of death with your beauty, and for a moment
I forget to worry

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How to play Hunger: key, chords and progression

Hunger by Florence & The Machine is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭). The song uses 6 chords: Bb, Dm, C, F, Am and G.

Most of the song cycles through Bb – Dm – C – Dm (VI – i – VII – i in D minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes F, Am, G, C, Em, D (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Hunger chords: questions

What key is Hunger in?

Hunger by Florence & The Machine is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Hunger?

Hunger uses 6 chords: Bb, Dm, C, F, Am, G.

What is the chord progression of Hunger?

The main progression is Bb – Dm – C – Dm (VI – i – VII – i).

Is Hunger easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes F, Am, G, C, Em, D (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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