Aug172018

Iration – Stay The Course Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard

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This is the chord progression of Stay The Course by Iration on piano, ukulele, guitar and keyboard.

[Intro]
Em Bm D Am 2x

Em Bm D Am
Ehi ehi yeah
Em Bm D Am
Ehi ehi yeah-ah-ah

[Verse 1]
Em Bm
She woke up one day with the rising of the sun
D Am
Surrounded by fields of grain
Em Bm
Hopped on a plane never to return
D Am

Destination hide the pain
Em Bm
Landed in the middle of a big blue sea
D Am
And before she had time to unpack
Em Bm
She listened to the sound of the waves on the shore
D Am
And knew that she was never going back

Thinking about trying to take another from me
Am C
(Trying to take another from me) Mhm-mh
Em Bm D Am
Ehi yeah yeah yeah
Em Bm D Am
Ehi yeah yeah-ah-ah

[Verse 2]
Em
Never a cool kid
Bm
Had no friends in school kid
D Am
Never raised his hand in class
Em Bm D Am
At night he stared at the stars on the ceiling wondering if his loneliness would last
Em Bm
Another chord he strummed, another note he hummed
D Am
Another original melody
Em Bm N.C.
But as soon as he stepped on the stage and saw them smiling back he knew what he was meant to be

[Chorus]
G D
Stay the course you can’t turn back
Am C
You might get scared, you might get lonely

G D
Thinking about ways you could lose the path
Am C
It’s all harmful distractions
G D
Stay the course in a changing sea
Am C
Tides turning, waves are churning
G D
Thinking about trying to take another from me
Am C
(Trying to take another from me) Mhm-mh
Em Bm D Am
Ehi yeah yeah yeah
Em Bm D Am
Ehi yeah yeah-ah-ah
Em Bm D Am
Ehi yeah yeah-ah-ah
[Trumpet Solo]
Em Bm D Am 4x

[Chorus]
G D
Stay the course you can’t turn back
Am C
You might get scared, you might get lonely
G D
Thinking about ways you could lose the path
Am C
It’s all harmful distractions
G D
Stay the course in a changing sea
Am C
Tides turning, waves are churning
G D
Thinking about trying to take another from me
Am
(Trying to take another from me)
C
Yeah yeah
G D
Stay the course you can’t turn back
Am C
You might get scared, you might get lonely
G D
Thinking about ways you could lose the path
Am C
It’s all harmful distractions
G D
Stay the course in a changing sea
Am C
Tides turning, waves are churning

G D
Thinking about trying to take another from me
Am
(Trying to take another from me) Mhm-mh
Em Bm D Am
Ehi ehi yeah
Em Bm D Am
Ehi ehi yeah-ah-ah-ah

How to play Stay The Course: key, chords and progression

Stay The Course by Iration is written in E minor (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 6 chords: Em, Bm, D, Am, G and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – Bm – D – Am (i – v – VII – iv in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.