GRAHAM – Graduate Chords on Piano & Ukulele

GRAHAM – Graduate Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Graduate chords by GRAHAM on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
          G
I'll move on when
  D
I graduate
Em
I'll move out this
G
city-state
    C
New lawns and new
G
real estate
D
Thought I couldn't
place it, but
G
  Left high school to
D
meet new friends
   Em
To only end up
G
missin' them
  C
I see my life
through a
G
brand new lens
      D
But I guess it all
depends

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[Pre-Chorus]
           C
I wish the best
to everyone
     G
back home
                 Am
Whichever way we goin',
I hope one day
            D
we'll reconnect

[Chorus]
           G
I miss the late-night
         D
runs for tacos
    Em
The fights we had on
G
consoles
         C
Watchin' football,
       G
eatin' nachos
   D
Do anything we
want, oh
   G
We don't got school
  D
tomorrow
       Em           G
Take a trip to Colorado
         C
Hit that gas, we push
     G
that throttle
  D
I know we did a lot

[Post-Chorus]
             G       D
And I'm like woah-oh-oh,
     Em      G
like woah-oh-oh
     C       G
Like woah-oh-oh,
D
oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

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[Verse 2]
         G
This the way we roll,
    D
the way we did
Em
The room was small, we
G
packed it in
     C
It's not how we
  G
intended
         D
But this distance
apprehended
       G
We got loose ends,
        D
live on two ends
        Em
I can't Do this,
I miss my
G
true friends
          C
They were students,
but
         G
they act stupid
    D
Yes, yeah, heh, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
           C
I wish the best to
everyone
     G
back home
Whichever way we
Am
goin', I
hope one day we'll
      D
reconnect

[Chorus]
           G
I miss the late-night
         D
runs for tacos
    Em
The fights we had on
G
consoles
         C
Watchin' football,
       G
eatin' nachos
   D
Do anything we
want, oh
   G
We don't got school
  D
tomorrow
       Em           G
Take a trip to Colorado
         C
Hit that gas, we push
     G
that throttle
  D
I know we did a lot

[Post-Chorus]
             G       D
And I'm like woah-oh-oh,
like
Em      G
woah-oh-oh
     C       G
Like woah-oh-oh,
D
oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

How to play Graduate: key, chords and progression

To play Graduate by GRAHAM, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: G, D, Em, C and Am.

Listen for G – D – Em – G (I – V – vi – I in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Graduate chords: questions

What key is Graduate in?

Graduate by GRAHAM is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Graduate?

Graduate uses 5 chords: G, D, Em, C, Am.

What is the chord progression of Graduate?

The main progression is G – D – Em – G (I – V – vi – I).

Is Graduate easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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