Hozier – Wasteland Baby Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Hozier – Wasteland Baby Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDD5GBmAEm

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This is the chord progression of Wasteland Baby by Hozier on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D D5 D D5 (x2)
G
D

[Verse 1]
D                     D5           D                           D5
All the fear and the fire of the end of the world
D                     D5           D                               D5
Happens each time a boy falls in love with a girl
G
Happens great, happens sweet
D
Happily, I’m unfazed here, too

[Chorus]
D           Bm           A
Wasteland, baby
G                     Em                     D
I’m in love, I’m in love with you

[Verse 2]
D                     D5                     D                             D5
All the things yet to come are the things that have passed
D                     D5                             D                               D5
Like the holding of hands, like the breaking of glass
G                                                                                 D
Like the bonfire that burns, at all worth in the fight fell too

[Chorus]
D         Bm           A
Wasteland, baby
G                     Em                   D
I’m in love, I’m in love with you
D
And I love too, that love soon might end
Em
Be known in its aching
Shown in the shaking
D
Lately of my wasteland, baby
D                                                   Em
Be still, my indelible friend, you are unbreaking
Though quaking, though crazy
D
That’s just wasteland, baby

[Verse 3]
D                     D5                     D                     D5
And that day that we watch the death of the sun
D                               D5                     D                     D5
That the cloud and the cold and those jeans you have on
G                                                                       D
And you gaze unafraid as they sob from the city ruins

[Chorus]
D       Bm           A
Wasteland, baby
G                     Em                     D
I’m in love, I’m in love with you
D
And I love too, that love soon might end
Em
Be known in its aching
Shown in the shaking
D
Lately of my wasteland, baby
D                                                             Em
Be still, my indelible friend, you are unbreaking
Though quaking, though crazy
D
That’s just wasteland, baby

[Bridge]
D                     D5                     D                             D5
And the stench of the sea and the absence of green
D           D5           D           D5
Are the death of all things that are seen and unseen
G D
Not an end, but the start of all things that are left to do

[Chorus]
D           Bm
Wasteland, baby
G           Em                     D
I’m in love, I’m in love with you
That’s it

How to play Wasteland Baby: key, chords and progression

Wasteland Baby by Hozier keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 6 chords: D, D5, G, Bm, A and Em.

Most of the song cycles through D5 – D – D5 – G (I – I – I – IV in D major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, G5, C, Em, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
D5 chord on guitar (xx023x)
D5D A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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Wasteland Baby chords: questions

What key is Wasteland Baby in?

Wasteland Baby by Hozier is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Wasteland Baby?

Wasteland Baby uses 6 chords: D, D5, G, Bm, A, Em.

What is the chord progression of Wasteland Baby?

The main progression is D5 – D – D5 – G (I – I – I – IV).

Is Wasteland Baby easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, G5, C, Em, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

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