Feb242018

Jeff Williams – Lets Just Live Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele

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This is the chord progression of Lets Just Live by Jeff Williams on Piano, Guitar Ukulele and keyboard.

[Intro]
Em A D G F#m Bm

[verse 1]
Em
It used to feel like a fairy tale
F#m Bm
Now it seems we were just pretending
Em
We’d fix our world
Am D
Then on our way to a happy ending
Em
Then it turned out life
F#m Bm
Was far less like a bedtime story
Em
Than a tragedy
F# Bm
With no big reveal of the hero’s glory
A# Am
And it seems we weren’t prepared
A# G C
For a game that wasn’t fair
C# Fm
Do we just go home?
A# F
Can we follow through?
Am Em
When all hope is gone,
C Am G D
There is one thing we can do

[Chorus]
G
Let’s just live!
F#m Bm
Day by day and not be conquered by our sorrows
G F#m
The past can’t hold us down
Em
We must break free
A
Inside we’re torn apart
D G
But time will mend our hearts
F#m
Move onward not there yet
Bm
So let’s just live.

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How to play Lets Just Live: key, chords and progression

Lets Just Live by Jeff Williams is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 13 chords: Em, A, D, G, F#m, Bm, Am, F#, A#, C, C# and Fm and 1 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – F#m – Bm (VII – III – ii – v in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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