Jun272020

HAIM – Leaning On You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G   G6sus4  x4

[Verse 1]
G
I might forget to turn out
 all the lights
              C       Am    
But you take care of me when
  C        Am       G
 I have to leave at dawn
G
I might sleep in past
 all my alarms
              C       Am     
But you take care of us when
   C       Am      G
 I make it tough because

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[Chorus]
          D          Ebdim
It takes all that I got
 Em              C
Not to fuck this up
              Cmaj9    Am
So won't you let me know
        Cmaj9   Am
If I’m not alone
            G
Leaning on you

[Verse 2]
 G
Was I fearless at 
seventeen years old
           C     Am 
Or was I faking it, 
       C      Am          G
I was just a kid leaving home
G
Now I get scared for
 reasons I don't know
       C        Am  
Is it just because 
        C       Am
I ain't tough enough
        G
Being alone

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[Chorus]
          D          Ebdim
It takes all that I got
 Em              C
Not to fuck this up
              Cmaj9   Am
So won’t you let me know
        Cmaj9   Am
If I'm not alone
       D            Ebdim
And I like what we got
         Em                  C
But I'm scared of what it's not
              Cmaj9   Am
So won't you let me know
        Cmaj9 Am
If I'm not alone
            G
Leaning on you
G   G6sus4       
C   Am   C   Am
G   G6sus4        
D   Ebdim   Em    C
Cmaj9  Am   Cmaj9  Am
D   Ebdim   Em    C
Cmaj9  Am   Cmaj9  Am
G   G6sus4

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[Chorus]
          D          Ebdim
It takes all that I got
 Em              C
Not to fuck this up
              Cmaj9   Am
So won’t you let me know
        Cmaj9   Am
If I'm not alone
       D            Ebdim
And I like what we got
         Em                  C
But I'm scared of what it's not
              Cmaj9   Am
So won't you let me know
        Cmaj9 Am
If I'm not alone
            G
Leaning on you

How to play Leaning On You: key, chords and progression

This is the chord progression of Leaning On You by HAIM on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Leaning On You by HAIM keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 7 chords: G, C, Am, D, Ebdim, Em and Cmaj9.

Listen for D – Ebdim – Em – C (V – ♭vi° – vi – IV in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: on guitar, Ebdim and Cmaj9 need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.