John Legend – Conversations In The Dark Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

John Legend – Conversations In The Dark Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsBD#mG#mEF#

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This is the chords of Conversations In The Dark by John Legend on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
B D#m

[Verse 1]
B                                           D#m
Talk, let’s have conversations in the dark
G#m                                                        E
World is sleeping, I’m awake with you, with you
B                                      G#m                    D#m
Watch movies that we’ve both already seen
G#m
I ain’t even looking at the screen
E
It’s true, I got my eyes on you

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[Pre-Chorus]
F#                                                        G#m
And you say that you’re not worth it
B                            F#
You get hung up on your flaws
E                    F#                    G#m                    F#
Well, in my eyes, you are perfect as you are

[Chorus]
B
I won’t ever try to change you, change you
D#m
I will always want the same you, same you
G#m
Swear on everything I pray to
E                                      B
That I won’t break your heart
I’ll be there when you get lonely, lonely
D#m
Keep the secrets that you told me, told me
G#m
And your love is all you owe me
E
And I won’t break your heart

[Verse 2]
B                                      D#m
On Sunday mornings we sleep in ’til noon
G#m                                                        E
Oh, I could sleep wherever next to you, next to you
B                                                        D#m
And we, we got places we both gotta be
G#m
But there ain’t nothing I would rather do
E
Than blow off all my plans for you

[Pre-Chorus]
F#                                      G#m
And you say that you’re not worth it
B                                      F#
And get hung up on your flaws
E                    F#                    G#m                    F#
But in my eyes, you are perfect as you are
As you are

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[Chorus]
B
I won’t ever try to change you, change you
D#m
I will always want the same you, same you
G#m
Swear on everything I pray to
E                                      B
That I won’t break your heart
I’ll be there when you get lonely, lonely
D#m
Keep the secrets that you told me, told me
G#m
And your love is all you owe me
E
And I won’t break your heart

[Bridge]
F#
When no one seems to notice
G#m
And your days, they seem so hard
F#                                      G#m
My darling, you should know this
F#
My love is everywhere you are

[Chorus]
B
I won’t ever try to change you, change you (Yeah)
D#m
I will always want the same you, same you (Oh-oh)
G#m
Swear on everything I pray to
E
That I won’t break your heart (Yeah)
B
I’ll be there when you get lonely, lonely (Oh, when you get lonely)
D#m
Keep the secrets that you told me, told me (Yeah-yeah)
G#m
And your love is all you owe me
E                                      B
And I won’t break your heart

[Outro]
D#m
Ooh
G#m
Ooh
E
I won’t break your heart

How to play Conversations In The Dark: key, chords and progression

Conversations In The Dark by John Legend keeps coming home to B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). You need 5 chords: B, D#m, G#m, E and F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – D#m – G#m – E (I – iii – vi – IV in B major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Bm, Em, C, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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Conversations In The Dark chords: questions

What key is Conversations In The Dark in?

Conversations In The Dark by John Legend is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Conversations In The Dark?

Conversations In The Dark uses 5 chords: B, D#m, G#m, E, F#.

What is the chord progression of Conversations In The Dark?

The main progression is B – D#m – G#m – E (I – iii – vi – IV).

Is Conversations In The Dark easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Bm, Em, C, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

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