Joshua Bassett – Crisis Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Joshua Bassett – Crisis Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
D
..My label said to
                G
never waste a crisis
           Bm               F#m
And here I am, guitar in my hand,
                  G    D
in the middle of one, hmm
And, honestly,
                 G
I didn't wanna write this
                Bm
Don't know if I can, still
        F#m                G
holdin' back, still wanna run
        A          Bm
And if you get to tell your
             G
truth, then so do I
           A          Bm
And it's cool if you want
                G
me to play the bad guy

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[Chorus]
But don't you dare act
                D
like I didn't love you
Don't go thinkin' that
          G
I didn't hurt too
                          Bm
Don't you ever wonder if I'm
           F#m
okay after all you
          G
put me through?
Half the  you're sayin'
         D
is only half true
Messin' with my life
        G
as a career move
I can't help but wonder,
     Bm               F#m
why you won't make it end?
     G
But you would never dare,
you would never dare
             D
To waste a crisis

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[Verse 2]
D
..My mama called 'cause
                 G
she heard I got death threats
              Bm
Oh, what the hell am
              F#m       G
I supposed to do with that?
       D
Oh, I wish that I could open my
                           G
eyes and the nightmare be over
                  Bm
But you sensationalize, keep
            F#m               G
fannin' the fire for the headlines

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[Chorus]
But don't you dare act
                D
like I didn't love you
Don't go thinkin' that
          G
I didn't hurt too
                          Bm
Don't you ever wonder if I'm
           F#m
okay after all you
          G
put me through?
Half the  you're sayin'
         D
is only half true
Messin' with my life
        G
as a career move
I can't help but wonder,
     Bm               F#m
why you won't make it end?
     G
But you would never dare,
you would never dare
             D
To waste a crisis

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[Bridge]
                 D
Weren't you the one who
             F#m
left in the first place?
                 G
Weren't you the one
who called things off?
          Bm
Was it an act to love me
      F#m          G
or an act to hate me?

[Chorus]
But don't you dare act
                D
like I didn't love you
Don't go thinkin' that
          G
I didn't hurt too
                          Bm
Don't you ever wonder if I'm
           F#m
okay after all you
          G
put me through?
Half the  you're sayin'
         D
is only half true
Messin' with my life
        G
as a career move
I can't help but wonder,
     Bm               F#m
why you won't make it end?
     G
But you would never dare,
you would never dare
             D
To waste a crisis

How to play Crisis: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Crisis by Joshua Bassett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Crisis by Joshua Bassett is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 5 chords in all: D, G, Bm, F#m and A.

The backbone of the song is G – Bm – F#m – G (IV – vi – iii – IV in D major). In solfa, that is fah – lah – mi – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, Am, Em, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Crisis chords: questions

What key is Crisis in?

Crisis by Joshua Bassett is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Crisis?

Crisis uses 5 chords: D, G, Bm, F#m, A.

What is the chord progression of Crisis?

The main progression is G – Bm – F#m – G (IV – vi – iii – IV).

Is Crisis easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, Am, Em, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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