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Hadestown – All Ive Ever Known Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsCadd9 G/B D/F#GC/E Dsus/F#CDsusEmin7 Fsus F Am7 B Bsus

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This is the chord progression of All Ive Ever Known by Hadestown on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Cadd9 G/B D/F# G (2x)

[Verse 1]
Cadd9 G/B
I was alone so long
D/F# G Cadd9 G/B D/F# G
I didn’t even know that I was lonely
Cadd9 G/B
Out in the cold so long
D/F# G Cadd9 G/B D/F#
I didn’t even know that I was cold
C/E Dsus/F#
Turned my collar to the wind
C Dsus
This is how it’s always been

[Chorus]
C G D/F# G Cadd9 G/B Emin7 D/F#
All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own
C G D/F# G
All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G/B D/F# G
But now I wanna hold you, too

[Instrumental]
Cadd9 G/B Emin7 D/F#
Cadd9 G/B D/F# G
Dsus C

[Verse 2]
Cadd9 G/B
You take me in your arms
Fsus Cadd9 G/B D/F# G
And suddenly there’s sunlight all around me
Cadd9 G/B
Everything bright and warm
Fsus Cadd9 G/B D/F#
And shining like it never did before
C/E Dsus/F#
And for a moment I forget
C Dsus
Just how dark and cold it gets

[Chorus]
C G D/F# G Cadd9 G/B Emin7 D/F#
All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own
C G D/F# G
All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own
D/F# G
But now I wanna hold you
F
Now I wanna hold you
Fsus
Hold you close
Fsus
I don’t ever wanna have to let you go
Fsus
Now I wanna hold you, hold you tight
Fsus Fsus C/E G/B C Fsus C/E G/B C
I don’t wanna go back to the lonely life

[Verse 3]
Fsus C/E
I don’t know how or why
G/B C Fsus C/E G/B C
or who am i that I should get to hold you
Fsus C/E
but when I saw you all alone
G/B C Fsus C/E G/B
against the sky its like I’d known you all along
Fsus G
I knew you before we met
Fsus G
and I don’t even know you yet

[Chorus]
Fsus C G/B C Fsus C/E Am7 G/B
All I know is your someone I have always known
Fsus C G/B C
all I know is your someone I have always known
G/B C
and I don’t even know you
B
now I wanna hold you
Bsus
hold you close
Bsus
I don’t ever wanna have to let you go
Bsus
now I wanna hold you
Bsus
hold you tight
Bsus Cadd9 G/B D/F# G Cadd9 G/B D/F#
I don’t wanna go back to the lonely life

[Verse 4]
G D/F#
Say that you’ll hold me forever
G D/F# Emin7
Say that the wind won’t change on us
C Emin7
Say that we’ll stay with each other
Dsus
And it’ll always be like this

[Verse 5]
G D/F#
I’m gonna hold you forever
G D/F# Emin7
The wind will never change on us
C Emin7
As long as we stay with each other
Dsus G
Then it will always be like this

How to play All Ive Ever Known: key, chords and progression

All Ive Ever Known by Hadestown keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 14 chords: Cadd9, G/B, D/F#, G, C/E, Dsus/F#, C, Dsus, Emin7, Fsus, F and Am7 and 2 more.

Most of the song cycles through Cadd9 – G/B – D/F# – G (IVadd9 – I – V – I in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, Fsus, F, B and Bsus need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.