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Jeremy Zucker – Parent Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G Bm G
D
Oh, my love, side to side
Am  C

[Verse 1]
G
I might look a bit older now
But I'm still the same kid
            D
I've always been
Am
Changed the colour of my hair
                                   C
But I still need you like I always did
G
Friends just finished college
And they're moving
                    D
to the city where I live
Am
So you might have to see me less
But it's nice to have
            C
somebody to miss

[Pre-Chorus]
G                           Bm
I'm so looking forward to vacation
Am                D
Let's make up for everything
     C
I've missed

[Chorus]
G                                  D
Ooh, I'm so sorry for the things I do
I hope it doesn't hurt your heart,
     Am
it's true

Go rest your mind,
                        C
'cause I still need you two

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[Verse 2]
G
You love those old photographs
That I swear you'vе shown
              D
me a thousand times
Am
And usually I fake a laugh
Whilе you're trying your
               C
hardest not to cry
G
We'll go walk the dogs at Winslow Park
                                 D
'Cause Westport's perfect in the spring
Am
And I'll swallow my pride
And try to tell you just how hard
            C
it's really been

[Chorus]
G                                  D
Ooh, I'm so sorry for the things I do
I hope it doesn't hurt your heart,
     Am
it's true
Go rest your mind,
                        C
'cause I still need you two
C
I still need you two
G
Hey, there's nowhere else
                    D
I'd rather spend my day
I love you,
                         Am
I know sometimes I don't say
                                 C
'Cause I know everything will be okay,
be okay

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[Bridge]
Bm
You keep calling just
           Am
to say you miss me
G                               C
Never know what I'm supposed to say
Bm                           Am
I'm so sick and tired of the city
G                       C
I need an excuse to get away
Bm                         Am
Can't believe it's already September
G                     C
Summer wasn't easy to enjoy
Bm                           Am
Don't think I can make it to November
G                               C
I just really need to hear your voice

[Chorus]
G                                  D
Ooh, I'm so sorry for the things I do
I hope it doesn't hurt your heart,
     Am
it's true
Go rest your mind,
                        C
'cause I still need you two
C
I still need you two
G
Hey, there's nowhere else
                    D
I'd rather spend my day
I love you,
                         Am
I know sometimes I don't say
                                 C
'Cause I know everything will be okay,
be okay
G

How to play Parent Song: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Parent Song by Jeremy Zucker on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Parent Song by Jeremy Zucker keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 5 chords: G, Bm, D, Am and C.

Listen for G – D – Am – C (I – V – ii – IV in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. 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.