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idlework – Borrowed Time Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are Borrowed Time chords by idlework on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Dmaj7

[Verse 1]
Dmaj7     Bm            A      Amaj7
I'll come back when you're gone
              Dmaj7
And you won't realize that
 Bm             A   Amaj7
 there's nobody home
Dmaj7             Bm
 Find comfort in Chanel
A                    Amaj7
 And the secrets you may tell
                Dmaj7
You'd think you didn't know
    Bm              A     Amaj7
Our futures made of stone

[Chorus]
                    Dmaj7 Bm A
Would you choose to fly
              Amaj7
If you didn't know you were mine?
Dmaj7 Bm A         Amaj7
I          choose you borrowed time
    Dmaj7 Bm
And I        won't tell
        A     Amaj7
you to listen
     Dmaj7   Bm           A   Amaj7
But I choose you borrowed time

[Interlude]
Dmaj7 Bm A Amaj7 x2

[Verse 2]
Dmaj7    Bm          A
Alfresco dinner with no
               Amaj7
 one there to remember
           Dmaj7
The broken home you left
    Bm            A    Amaj7
But never did you enter
Dmaj7            Bm
 He finds you in no one else
A                       Amaj7
 You find yourself in anyone
               Dmaj7
You'd think it obvious
    Bm              A    Amaj7
Our future made of stone

[Chorus]
                    Dmaj7 Bm A
Would you choose to fly
              Amaj7
If you didn't know you were mine?
Dmaj7 Bm A         Amaj7
I          choose you borrowed time
    Dmaj7 Bm
And I        won't tell you
    A     Amaj7
 to listen
     Dmaj7   Bm           A   Amaj7
But I choose you borrowed time

[Outro]
Dmaj7 Bm A Amaj7 x3

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How to play Borrowed Time: key, chords and progression

Borrowed Time by idlework is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 4 chords in all: Dmaj7, Bm, A and Amaj7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dmaj7 – Bm – A – Amaj7 (Imaj7 – vi – V – Vmaj7 in D major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Am, G, Gmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222) — Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯

Amaj7 chord on guitar (x02120) — Amaj7A C♯ E G♯

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Borrowed Time chords: questions

What key is Borrowed Time in?

Borrowed Time by idlework is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Borrowed Time?

Borrowed Time uses 4 chords: Dmaj7, Bm, A, Amaj7.

What is the chord progression of Borrowed Time?

The main progression is Dmaj7 – Bm – A – Amaj7 (Imaj7 – vi – V – Vmaj7).

Is Borrowed Time easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Am, G, Gmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

These are Borrowed Time chords by idlework on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

How to play Borrowed Time: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Borrowed Time chords: questions

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