Nov282018

Illenium – Without You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsC Em Am G

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This is the chord progression of Without You by Illenium on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C
I feel you
Em
Shutting down
Am G
After we’ve had one too many
Of these talks
C Em
You say you wanna stay
Am G C
But I know you’d rather get up and walk away

C Em
Can you hear me
Am
I’m crying out for you
G C
I’m crying out for you again
Em
I’m not ready
Am
To let this go
G
We’ve come too far

[Pre-Chorus]
C Em
And I won’t ask you to stay
Am
But promise we’ll be okay
G
Running out of time
C Em
I’ll let you clear your mind
Am G
I just hope you can find a way

[Chorus]
C Em
Cause I can wait a little bit longer
Am G
And I can be a little bit stronger
C
I know that things won’t be the same
Em Am
But I’m willing to take the blame
G C Em Am
Cause I don’t wanna be without you (Dadadadada-darling)
G C Em Am
I don’t wanna be without you (Dadadadada-darling)
G C Em Am G
I don’t wanna be without you

[Verse 2]
C
I’m not me
Em
And you’re not you
Am
When we’re fighting like this
G C
Can’t we just go back to where we were
Em
I know you think I’m naive
Am G C
But I know that you’re worth fighting for and I believe

[Pre-Chorus]
Em
And I won’t ask you to stay
Am
But promise we’ll be okay
G
Running out of time
C Em
I’ll let you clear your mind
Am G
I just hope you can find a way

[Outro]
G
Cause I don’t wanna be without you
G C
I don’t wanna be without you

How to play Without You: key, chords and progression

Without You by Illenium is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: C, Em, Am and G.

The backbone of the song is C – Em – Am – G (I – iii – vi – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.