Illenium – Sad Songs Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Illenium – Sad Songs Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of Sad Songs by Illenium, Said The Sky, Annika Wells on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C F Am G

[Verse 1]
C
Told me I shouldn’t watch
F
Got in your car
Am                    G
Then we were nothing
C
All the nights in your room
F
Shit we got through
Am                             G
Left in your dust, yeah
C                                                                       F
Don’t know what you got, but I thought we had it
Am                                           G
Now I’m supposed to act like it doesn’t matter
C                                                         F
But I’m writing it down, getting it out
Am                             G
Here’s to me hoping

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[Chorus]
C                             F
Someday I’ll come home
Am                                           G
And feel like no one’s even gone
C                             F
Play this at my shows
Am                                           G
And know that I’ve been moving on
C                             F                             Am                             G
Someday I’ll go to bed and I’ll forget I’m lyin’ in your spot
C               F                             Am
But until some day comes
G
I’ll be writing sad songs
C F Am G

[Verse 2]
C                                           F
Wish that there was a way I could have saved
Am                             G
One little moment, yeah
C                                                         F
Pull it out when I can, handle the pain
Am                             G
And know when it’s over
C                                           F
I was so intact on the night I met you
Am                             G
Now I’m making sad songs inside my bedroom
C                                                         F
But I’m writing it down, getting it out
Am               G
Here’s to me hoping

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[Chorus]
C                             F
Someday I’ll come home
Am                                                       G
And feel like no one’s even gone
C                           F
Play this at my shows
Am                                           G
And know that I’ve been moving on
C               F                             Am               G
Someday I’ll go to bed and I’ll forget I’m lyin’ in your spot
C               F               Am
But until some day comes
G
I’ll be writing sad songs

[Drop]
C F Am
Hoo, hoo
G
I’ll be writing sad songs
C F Am
Hoo, hoo
G
I’ll be writing sad songs
C F Am
Hoo, hoo
G
I’ll be writing sad songs (Sad songs)
C F Am
Hoo, hoo
G*
I’ll be writing sad songs
C F Am G C F Am G
I’ll be writing sad songs
C F Am G C F Am G

[Chorus]
C F
Someday I’ll come home
Am G
And feel like no one’s even gone
C F
Play this at my shows
Am G
And know that I’ve been moving on
C F Am G
Someday I’ll go to bed and I’ll forget I’m lyin’ in your spot
C F Am
But until some day comes
G*
I’ll be writing sad songs
C F Am G C

How to play Sad Songs: key, chords and progression

To play Sad Songs by Illenium, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 4 chords: C, F, Am and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – F – Am – G (I – IV – vi – V in C major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Sad Songs chords: questions

What key is Sad Songs in?

Sad Songs by Illenium is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Sad Songs?

Sad Songs uses 4 chords: C, F, Am, G.

What is the chord progression of Sad Songs?

The main progression is C – F – Am – G (I – IV – vi – V), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V.

Is Sad Songs easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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