Jimmie Allen – This Is Us Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Jimmie Allen – This Is Us Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of This Is Us by Jimmie Allen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D A E F#m
D A E

[Verse 1: Jimmie Allen]
D                           A                         E
I used to push my luck, I used to fill my cup
F#m
Yeah, I used to be known for the dumb things
D                                     A                         E
I used to chase the sun, I used to kiss and run
D
All-nighters turned into nothings, and I

[Refrain: Jimmie Allen]
A                                                 E
I’m lucky every other lover got away (Got away)
F#m                                                                       D
I’m lucky that my heart was always hard to break (Hard to break)
A                                                             E
I’m lucky when you came along, I had a chance to take

[Chorus: Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus]
D                                                 A
‘Cause it was just you and that was just me
E                                                 F#m
And that was just the way that it used to be
D
And we were just kids back then
A                                                 E
tryna figure out what it was
D                                                 A
No, it wasn’t that bad, but could’ve been better
E                                 F#m
If only back then we’d have been together
D                                                 A
But it was just you and that was just me
E
Before we found love
A
Now this is us

[Verse 2: Noah Cyrus]
D                      A                                 E                 F#m
All I really know is love ain’t simple (Oh, yeah, oh, yeah)
D                                                 A                                 E
It finds you all alone when you’re unassembled
D
Yeah, when you’re in pieces and you feel like you’re drownin’
A                                 E
And you don’t wanna give nobody the power
F#m                                 D
That’s when it gets in the cut
A                                                 E
And that’s when it stitches you up

[Chorus: Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus]
D                                                 A
‘Cause it was just you and that was just me
E                                                 F#m
And that was just the way that it used to be
D
And we were just kids back then
A                                                 E
tryna figure out what it was
D                                                               A
No, it wasn’t that bad, but could’ve been better
E                                                 F#m
If only back then we’d have been together
D                                                   A
But it was just you and that was just me
E
Before we found love
Now this is us

[Post-Chorus: Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus, Noah Cyrus]
D                 A                                 E
This is us, this is us, this is us, yeah
F#m
This is trust, this is trust, this is trust, yeah
D                 A                                 E
This is love, this is love, this is love, yeah (This is love, yeah)

[Bridge: Jimmie Allen]
D                                 A                                 E
I’m lucky every other lover got away (Got away, got away)
F#m                                                                 D
I’m lucky that my heart was always hard to break
A                                                                                   E
I’m lucky when you came along, I had a chance to take

[Chorus: Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus, Jimmie Allen]
D                                                 A
‘Cause it was just you and that was just me
E                                 F#m
And that was just the way that it used to be
D
And we were just kids back then
A                                 E
tryna figure out what it was
D                                                   A
No, it wasn’t that bad, but could’ve been better
E                                                                 F#m
If only back then we’d have been together
D A
But it was just you and that was just me
E
Before we found love
A
Now this is us

[Post-Chorus: Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus, Jimmie Allen]
D A E
This is us, this is us, this is us, yeah
F#m
This is trust, this is trust, this is trust, yeah (Oh, this is trust)
D A E
This is love, this is love, this is love, yeah (Yeah, yeah, this is us, yeah, baby)

[Outro: Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus, Jimmie Allen]
D A E
This is us, this is us, this is us, yeah (Yeah, baby)
F#m
This is trust, this is trust, this is trust, yeah (Oh, baby)
D A E
This is love, this is love, this is love, yeah

How to play This Is Us: key, chords and progression

To play This Is Us by Jimmie Allen, think in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). It takes 4 chords: D, A, E and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – A – E – F#m (IV – I – V – vi in A major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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This Is Us chords: questions

What key is This Is Us in?

This Is Us by Jimmie Allen is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in This Is Us?

This Is Us uses 4 chords: D, A, E, F#m.

What is the chord progression of This Is Us?

The main progression is D – A – E – F#m (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is This Is Us easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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