Glass Animals – How I Learned To Love The Bomb on Piano & Ukulele

Glass Animals – How I Learned To Love The Bomb on Piano & Ukulele

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These are How I Learned To Love The Bomb Chords by Glass Animals on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am   F   C   G
Am   F   C   G
Am   F   C   G
Am   F   C   G

[Verse 1]
Am
   I always
F
thought
it was
C           G
 (I always thought
 it was)
Am          F
   Only the two
of us
C         G
(Only the two
 of us)
Am
   But I saw
 F
another
 one
C        G
 (I saw another
 one)
Am
Split like a
thunderstruck
F
tree trunk or
maybe the
C
splits in your
knuckles
    G
The split lip you
lick too much

[Pre-Chorus]
F
Runnin' around,
and
 we're
playin' the
blame
game
G
Black swan,
I'll never
see you the
same way
Am
Which one is
you? Oh,
is anything
true?
C
Which one is
you? Oh,
is anything
true?
F
What should I do?
 Just
pretend it's the
same?
 (Same)
G
Once you get bit,
 a little
bit of the pain
 stays
Am
Ache in the tooth
on
 a sweet afternoon
  C
A fly in the
room,
you can't get
 with
 your shoe

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[Chorus]
And you're
Am
just
    F
two-sided
   C
So goddamn
    G
indеcisive
Oh, and it's
Am
deep
     F
in inside you
C
I think I just
G
found the bomb
      Am
Baby, how do you
F
hidе it so?
C
How do you live
G
like this, oh?
         Am
When you get home,
        F
 who'll I get?
C
I don't know when
G
you'll explode

[Post-Chorus]
F
  You switch
it off,
G
 you switch it on
Am
   I'm sat there,
 C          G
 holding on for
the bomb
F
  You switch
it off,
G
 you switch it on
Am
   I'm sat there,
C          G
holding on for the
 bomb

[Verse 2]
Am
   You say
there's
F
nothing wrong
 C
 (You say
there's
G
nothing wrong)
Am
   I peel myself
F
off the wall
C
 (I peel myself
 G
 off the wall)
Am
Thought you
brought
 butter cups
F
Woah, that's
a Tommy gun
C
Meat hooks and
 diamond dust
G
Ghost rider,
here he comes

[Pre-Chorus]
F
Runnin' around,
 and
we're playin'
the blame game
G
Black swan, I'll
never see you the
 same way
Am
Which one is you?
Oh, is anything
true?
C
Which one is you?
Oh,
 is anything true?
F
What should I do?
Just pretend it's
the same? (Same)
G
Once you get bit,
a little bit of
the pain stays
Am
Ache in the tooth
on a sweet afternoon
  C
A fly in the room,
 you can't get with
 your shoe

[Chorus]
           Am
And you're just
    F
two-sided
   C
So goddamn
    G
indеcisive
Oh, and it's
Am        F
deep in inside
 you
C
I think I just
G
found the bomb
      Am
Baby, how do you
F
hidе it so?
C
How do you live
G
like this, oh?
         Am
When you get
home,
       F
who'll I get?
C
I don't know
 when
G
you'll explode

[Bridge]
F
Maybe it's just
a strange time
G
That I found you
 in your life
Am
Maybe I can learn
 to like
C
All that I find
 terrifying
F
Maybe this is how
 it is
G
Maybe this is most
 exciting
Am
Maybe I'll find a
 safe distance
       C
'Cause I know
there's
 a bomb in this


[Chorus]
           Am
And you're just
    F
two-sided
   C
So goddamn
    G
indеcisive
Oh, and it's
Am        F
deep in inside
 you
C
I think I just
G
found the bomb
      Am
Baby, how do you
F
hidе it so?
C
How do you live
G
like this, oh?
         Am
When you get home,
       F
who'll I get?
C
I don't know when
G
you'll explode

[Post-Chorus]
F
  You switch it
   Goff,
 you switch it on
Am
   I'm sat there,
C          G
holding on for
 the
 bomb
F
  You switch
it off,
G
 you switch
 it on
Am
   I'm sat there,
C
holding on
G
for the
    Am
bomb

How to play How I Learned To Love The Bomb: key, chords and progression

How I Learned To Love The Bomb by Glass Animals is written in A minor (no sharps or flats) and moves through 4 chords: Am, F, C and G.

Most of the song cycles through Am – F – C – G (i – VI – III – VII in A minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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How I Learned To Love The Bomb chords: questions

What key is How I Learned To Love The Bomb in?

How I Learned To Love The Bomb by Glass Animals is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in How I Learned To Love The Bomb?

How I Learned To Love The Bomb uses 4 chords: Am, F, C, G.

What is the chord progression of How I Learned To Love The Bomb?

The main progression is Am – F – C – G (i – VI – III – VII), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems.

Is How I Learned To Love The Bomb easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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