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Grace VanderWaal – Clearly Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Clearly by Grace VanderWaal on Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
Am C Em

[Verse 1]
Am
There’s a world outside my door
F
I don’t know it anymore
C
I’m gonna stay here now
C
I’m gonna stay here now
Am
Close the curtains, cut the lights
F
A bunch of darkness in my mind
C
It’s gonna take me down
C
It’s gonna take me down

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
All the roads I’ve been before
C F
Same mistakes always got me shakin’
Am
And all the signs I once ignored
C F
In my denial, I didn’t want to face them

[Chorus]
Am C
I can see clearly now
A
The rain has gone
Am C G
I accept all the things that I cannot change
Am C
Gone are the dark clouds
A
The dawn has come
Am C G
And it’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day

[Verse 2]
Am
There’s a world outside my door
F
I forced my feet down to the floor
C
I’m gonna make it out
C
I’m gonna make it out
Am
Take a breath and say a prayer
F
Find the strength in my despair
C
It’s not gonna take me down
C
It’s not gonna take me down

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
All the roads I’ve been before
C F
Same mistakes always got me shakin’
Am
And all the signs I once ignored
C F
In my denial, I didn’t want to face them

[Bridge]
Am
All the pain in my sorrow
G
Won’t change today, only ruin tomorrow
Am
All the pain in my sorrow
G
Won’t change today, only ruin tomorrow

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How to play Clearly: key, chords and progression

Clearly by Grace VanderWaal is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: Am, C, Em, F, A and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – C – G – Am (ii – IV – I – ii in G major). In solfa, that is reh – fah – doh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.