Illenium & Jon Bellion – Good Things Fall Apart Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Illenium & Jon Bellion – Good Things Fall Apart Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Good Things Fall Apart by Illenium & Jon Bellion on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D D G G

[Verse 1]
D
Did I say something wrong? Did you hear what I was thinking?
D                                                                G
Did I talk way too long when I told you all my feelings that night?
D
Is it you? Is it me? Did you find somebody better?
D                                                                                 G
Someone who isn’t me, ’cause I know that I was never your type
G
Never really your type

[Pre-Chorus]
D                                         D
Overthinking’s got me drinking
G                                         A
Messing with my head, woah

[Chorus]
D
Tell me what you hate about me
D
Whatever it is, I’m sorry
G                                         G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D
I know I can be dramatic
D
But everybody said we had it
G                                         G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
A                                         A
I’m coming to terms with a broken heart
G                                                             D
I guess that sometimes good things fall apart
D D

[Verse 2]
D
When you said it was real, guess I really did believe ya
D                                         G                                         G
Did you fake how you feel when we parked down by the river that night? That night?
D
That night when we fogged up the windows in your best friend’s car
D                                                             G
‘Cause we couldn’t leave the windows down in December
G
Woah-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]
D
Tell me what you hate about me
D
Whatever it is, I’m sorry
G                                                             G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D
I know I can be dramatic
D
But everybody said we had it
G                                         G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
A                                                             A
I’m coming to terms with a broken heart
G
I guess that sometimes good things fall apart

[Instrumental Bridge]
D D D D

[Pre-Chorus]
D                     D
Overthinking’s got me drinking
G                                         A
Messing with my head, oh!

[Chorus]
D
Tell me what you hate about me
D
Whatever it is, I’m sorry
G                                         G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D
I know I can be dramatic
D
But everybody said we had it
G                                         G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
A                                         A
I’m coming to terms with a broken heart
G
I guess that sometimes good things fall apart
D D

How to play Good Things Fall Apart: key, chords and progression

Good Things Fall Apart by Illenium & Jon Bellion keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 3 chords: D, G and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D – G – A (IV – I – IV – V in D major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Good Things Fall Apart chords: questions

What key is Good Things Fall Apart in?

Good Things Fall Apart by Illenium & Jon Bellion is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Good Things Fall Apart?

Good Things Fall Apart uses 3 chords: D, G, A.

What is the chord progression of Good Things Fall Apart?

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

Is Good Things Fall Apart easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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