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Iron Chic – Know What I Mean Jellybean Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsC F G A Em

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This is the chord progression of Know What I Mean Jellybean by Iron Chic on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C F

[Verse]
C
By then I’d had enough
F
I couldn’t stand to watch you die
C
So I died first, that’s how I survived
G A F
Now I can’t feel the ground tremble beneath my feet
G A F
And I won’t make a sound while
F C
This town crumbles into the sea
C

[Verse]
F C F
Now it’s been years, and even after all this time
C
I’m still here there’s simply nothing inside
G A F
And when I held your head and whispered into you ear
G A F
it’s okay to leave now, there is nothing left for you here
F (palm mute)
I knew I had nothing left to fear

[Chorus]
C G
F (C arpeggiated over this progression)
It’s not hard to keep it inside
C G
F (C arpeggiated over this progression)
A feeling so hard to describe
C G F Em F
I don’t know if that’s okay
F Em F
I’m gonna do it anyway
C G F
Do it anyway

How to play Know What I Mean Jellybean: key, chords and progression

Know What I Mean Jellybean by Iron Chic is built around F major (one flat: B♭), with 5 chords in all: C, F, G, A and Em.

Listen for C – F – C – G (V – I – V – II in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – soh – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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