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James Blake – Pick Me Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Pick Me Up by James Blake on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
G                    Bm   Em
Pick me up, drop me off, off
                          D
To kingdom come, 4 a.m., ooh
G                   Bm    Em
Pick me up, drop me off, off

To ride high at 4 a.m., ooh

[Verse]
G                  Bm
..When there's no trust
            Em
quite like us
                D      G
In this whole world (Hmm)
                    Bm
When there's no control
      Em       Fm6
over your stay
G                     Bm
..And you think it's love and
                   Em
 you're all caught up
              D                 G
And you too scared (Like yesterday)

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           Bm         Em
Am I gonna get in the way
            Fm6
of sweet relief?
C                         D
I have packed my bags and I am ready
Em                        D
I have packed my bags and I am ready
 C           G
I'm ready to go

Just take me anywhere

[Chorus]
G                   Bm    Em
Pick me up, drop me off, off
                    D
To kingdom come, 4 a.m., ooh
G                   Bm    Em
Pick me up, drop me off, off
                  Fm6
to ride high at 4 a.m., ooh
G                    Bm   Em
Pick me up, drop m? off, off
(I wish I could take myself)
                    D
To kingdom come, 4 a.m., ooh
G                   Bm    Em
Pick m? up, drop me off, off
(I wish, I wish I could take myself)
                  Fm6
to ride high at 4 a.m., ooh

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[Outro]
 G             Bm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Em         D
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
 G             Bm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Em        Fm6
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
 G             Bm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Em         D
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
 G             Bm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Em        Fm6
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm

How to play Pick Me Up: key, chords and progression

Pick Me Up by James Blake is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: G, Bm, Em, D, Fm6 and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Bm – Em – D (I – iii – vi – V in G major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm and Fm6 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.