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Foo Fighters – But Here We Are Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG F#sus4 E5 B/D#Bm Bsus2 Bsus4BBm11 Asus2/C#E5/BA E/G#DA/C#D6 F#m

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[Verse 1]
G         F#sus4
Save your shiny little charms
E5            B/D#
Take 'em off, take 'em off
G      F#sus4
Faith, wish upon a star
E5           B/D#
Here we are, here we are
Bm   Bsus2
Hey, lay your burden down
Bsus4        B
Turn around, turn around
Bm   Bsus2
Fate written in the stars
Bsus4       B
Arm in arm, arm in arm
we are forever

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm11              Asus2/C#
 Caught in illusion
E5/B          B
 Not an illusion
Bm11              Asus2/C#
 Caught in illusion
E5/B          B
 Not an illusion
A        E/G#   G
Waiting, fading innocence

[Chorus]
  D            A/C#
I gave you my heart
E5            B/D#
 But here we are
D             A/C#
Saved you my heart
E5            B/D#
 But here we are
D      A/C#
Oooh, oooh
E5        B/D#
 Oooh, oooh
D             A/C#
 But here we are

[Instrumental]
D6  Asus2/C#  E5  B/D#

[Verse 2]
D6    Asus2/C#
Wait, patience
E5        B/D#
Patience, are you ready now?
D6    Asus2/C#
Pain, severance
E5         B/D#
Reverence, arm in arm
we are forever

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm11              Asus2/C#
 Caught in illusion
E5/B          B
 Not an illusion
Bm11              Asus2/C#
 Caught in illusion
E5/B          B
 Not an illusion
A       E/G#   G
Waiting, fading innocence

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[Chorus]
  D            A/C#
I gave you my heart
E5            B/D#
 But here we are
D             A/C#
Saved you my heart
E5            B/D#
 But here we are
D      A/C#
Oooh, oooh
E5        B/D#
 Oooh, oooh
D             A/C#
 But here we are

[Solo]
D  F#m  B  A
D  F#m  B  A
D  F#m  B  A
G  E5   B  A
G  E5   B  B
B  B

[Chorus]
  D            A/C#
I gave you my heart
E5            B/D#
 But here we are
D             A/C#
Saved you my heart
E5            B/D#
 But here we are
D      A/C#
Oooh, oooh
E5        B/D#
 Oooh, oooh
D             A/C#
 But here we are

[Outro]
D  F#m  B  A
D  F#m  B  A
D  F#m  B  A
G  E5   B  A
G  E5   B  B
B  B

How to play But Here We Are: key, chords and progression

These are But Here We Are chords by Foo Fighters on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

But Here We Are by Foo Fighters keeps coming home to A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). You need 17 chords: G, F#sus4, E5, B/D#, Bm, Bsus2, Bsus4, B, Bm11, Asus2/C#, E5/B and A and 5 more.

Listen for D – A/C# – E5 – B/D# (IV – I – V – II in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes F, Esus4, D5, A, Am, Asus2, Asus4, Am11, Gsus2, G (79% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#sus4 chord on guitar (244422) — F♯sus4F♯ B C♯

Bsus2 chord on guitar (x24422) — Bsus2B C♯ F♯

Bsus4 chord on guitar (x24452) — Bsus4B E F♯

Bm11 chord on guitar (x20200) — Bm11B D F♯ A C♯ E

Asus2 chord on guitar (x02200) — Asus2A B E

D6 chord on guitar (xx0202) — D6D F♯ A B

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

But Here We Are chords: questions

What key is But Here We Are in?

But Here We Are by Foo Fighters is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in But Here We Are?

But Here We Are uses 17 chords: G, F#sus4, E5, B/D#, Bm, Bsus2, Bsus4, B, Bm11, Asus2/C#, E5/B, A and 5 more.

What is the chord progression of But Here We Are?

The main progression is D – A/C# – E5 – B/D# (IV – I – V – II).

Is But Here We Are easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes F, Esus4, D5, A, Am, Asus2, Asus4, Am11, Gsus2, G (79% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

How to play But Here We Are: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

But Here We Are chords: questions

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