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Green Day – Goodnight Adeline Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG5 D5 Em C5 B5 G Bm C D A5 F#5 E5 F#m A

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 [Intro]
G5 D5 Em* C5
G5 D5 B5 C5

[Verse 1]
G
  Can you feel my pain?
Em
  Can you sing my sorrow?
Bm
  Here comes a better day
         C
But it's got nothing
    D
 to do with tomorrow
G
  I'm sick in bed again
Em
  My head is under
 my pillow
Bm
  My spirit's broken
       C5
And my face is in
 the gutter, singin'

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  [Chorus]
G5         D5  Em* C5
Goodnight, Adeline
                G5
You're going to say
     D5      B5      C5
goodbye and let it go
G5         D5
Sooner or later
     Em*       C5
Whatever, whenever
G5         D5    B5      C5
Goodnight, baby, let it go

[Verse 2]
G
  Some days are holidays
Em
  Some days you call
 your mother
Bm
  Some days you're sober
           C
But you're still waking
     D
up with a hangover
G
  I'm like a dead weight
Em
  I'm going to
 meet my maker
Bm
  I'll see you later
       C5
When I get my shit
 together, singin'

[Chorus]
G5         D5  Em* C5
Goodnight, Adeline
                G5
You're going to say
     D5      B5      C5
goodbye and let it go
G5         D5
Sooner or later
     Em*       C5
Whatever, whenever
G5         D5
Goodnight, baby,
  B5      C5
 let it go

[Solo]
D5 A5 C5 G5
D5 A5 F#5 G5
D5 A5 C5 G5
D5 A5 F#5 G5

[Outro]
A5         E5  F#m D5
Goodnight, Adeline
             A5
I'm going to drink
     E5       C5      D5
 my wine and let it go
A5         E5
Sooner or later
     F#m       D5
Whatever, whenever
A5         E5
Goodnight, baby,
  C5      D5  A
let it go

How to play Goodnight Adeline: key, chords and progression

These are Goodnight Adeline chords by Green Day on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Goodnight Adeline by Green Day keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 14 chords: G5, D5, Em, C5, B5, G, Bm, C, D, A5, F#5 and E5 and 2 more.

The backbone of the song is G5 – D5 – Em – C5 (I – V – vi – IV in G major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: on guitar, B5, Bm, F#5 and F#m need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.