Hayley Kiyoko – Greenlight Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Hayley Kiyoko – Greenlight Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG#mF#EC#m

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[Intro]
 G#m F# E F#

G#m                   F#
 i've made some bad decisions
E
 i played myself and
            F#
 shit isn't working
G#m              F#
 i wish i didn't listen
E
 i'd tell myself
                     F#
it's suppposed to be hurting

G#m            F#
now i'm slowly fading..
E
love won't give back
        F#
what i gave it

 G#m
 feel it, i keep on
            F#
waiting on red lights
 i keep on chasing the
 E
 stop signs
 why isn't anything moving?
     F#
not moving

       G#m
 can't take it
                      F#
 i wanna know what it feels like
                    E
 i wanna follow the green light
 i wanna follow the green light,
      F#
 it's calling me

Int. G#m F#
          i wanna keep
 E
 going and going
                F#
     keep going and going
     G#m F#            E
          i wanna keep going
 and going
                F#
     keep going and going

G#m             F#
 i push myself over the edge
E
 i cried for help,
              F#
 but no one's listening
G#m               F#
 why can't it be, be easy
         E
when the person you're by,
                   F#
it feels like they bait me?

G#m            F#
now i'm slowly fading
E
love won't give back
        F#
what i gave it

 G#m
 feel it, i keep on
            F#
waiting on red lights
                       E
 i keep on chasing the stop
signs
 why isn't anything moving?
     F#
 not moving

       G#m
 can't take it
                      F#
 i wanna know what it feels like
                    E
 i wanna follow the green light
 i wanna follow the green light,
      F#
 it's calling me

Int. G#m F#            E
          i wanna keep going
 and going
                F#
     keep going and going
     G#m F#            E
          i wanna keep going
 and going
                F#
     keep going and going

    G#m           F#
the striking light
keep on running through
 E
 endless lights
      F#        G#m       F#
wanna feel it before i die
                    C#m
oh, it's calling me,
                   E
oh, it's calling me
(keep going and going
keep going and going)

Reff :
 G#m
 feel it, i keep on
            F#
 waiting on red lights
 (aahh)
                       E
 i keep on chasing the stop
 signs
 why isn't anything moving?
     F#
 not moving

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       G#m
 can't take it
                      F#
 i wanna know what it feels like
                    E
 i wanna follow the green light
 i wanna follow the green light,
      F#
 it's calling me

[Outro]
 G#m F#

             i wanna keep
 E
going and going
                   F#
        keep going and going
        G#m F#
             i wanna keep
 E
 going and going
                   F#
        keep going and going

How to play Greenlight: key, chords and progression

These are Greenlight chords by Hayley Kiyoko on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Greenlight by Hayley Kiyoko is in the key of G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). The song uses 4 chords: G#m, F#, E and C#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G#m – F# – E – F# (i – VII – VI – VII in G♯ minor), a minor “Aeolian” loop common in rock and Afrobeats. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯

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Greenlight chords: questions

What key is Greenlight in?

Greenlight by Hayley Kiyoko is in the key of G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Greenlight?

Greenlight uses 4 chords: G#m, F#, E, C#m.

What is the chord progression of Greenlight?

The main progression is G#m – F# – E – F# (i – VII – VI – VII), a minor “Aeolian” loop common in rock and Afrobeats.

Is Greenlight easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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