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James Bay – Just For Tonight Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Just For Tonight by James Bay on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Eb

[Verse 1]
Bb Eb
Waking up in the middle of the night
Bb Eb
Blurry eyes into my telephone light
Gm
All your words in disguise
F Bb Eb
Makin’ me think like you’re mine

[Verse 2]
Bb Eb
We were such a pretty picture in a frame
Bb Eb
Now it’s like you don’t remember my name
Gm F
Let me in, where you’ve been?
F Bb
What we gonna be this time?

[Chorus]
Eb
Just for tonight, just for tonight
Bb
Forget who we are, give up and ignite
Gm F
Go with me through the dark
Bb Eb
For tonight

Bb Eb
Bb Eb

[Verse 3]
Bb Eb
What you mean when you say you’re better now?
Bb Eb
All these clothes like you still want me around
Gm F Bb Eb
I can’t give you this for nothing, help me out

[Chorus]
Eb
Just for tonight, just for tonight
Bb
Forget who we are, give up and ignite
Gm F
Go with me through the dark
Bb
For tonight
Eb
Just for tonight, just for tonight
Bb
Forget who we are, give up and ignite
Gm F
Go with me through the dark
Bb
For tonight

[Bridge]
Bb
Make me believe that you need me most
Gm
Be the real thing, don’t be just a ghost
Eb
I try to call but I can’t get ahold
Bb F
Call me right back, call me right back
Bb
You told me no matter, everywhere we go
Gm
I was your rock, was it just a joke?
Eb
If I come-a-lookin’ would you even know?
Bb F
Call me right back, call me right back
Bb
Make me believe that you need me most
Gm
Be the real thing, don’t be just a ghost
Eb
I try to call but I can’t get ahold
Bb F
Call me right back, call me right back

[Outro]
Bb
You told me no matter, everywhere we go
Gm
I was your rock, was it just a joke?
Eb
If I come-a-lookin’ would you even know?
Bb F
Call me right back, just for tonight
Bb F
Call me right back, just for tonight
Gm
Be the real thing, don’t be just a ghost
Eb
Why can I call but I can’t get hope?
Bb F
Call me right back, call me right back

How to play Just For Tonight: key, chords and progression

Just For Tonight by James Bay keeps coming home to B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). You need 4 chords: Eb, Bb, Gm and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Gm – F – Bb – Eb (vi – V – I – IV in B♭ major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.