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Julia Michaels – Work Too Much Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Work Too Much by Julia Michaels on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C
Hear Paris in the fall is beautiful
F
I haven’t seen it, though
C
Hear all of my friends are getting old
F
I haven’t seen ’em, though
C/E
I wanna riot in the street
F
So confined, I could scream
Am
I hear my boyfriend’s beautiful
F G
I haven’t seen him, though

[Pre-Chorus]
C
I wanna ma-ma-ma-make time
Em/B
Make time for a good time
F
Ma-ma-ma-make time
G
For a good time

[Chorus]
C
‘Cause I, I work too much
F
I just wanna hang around with all of my friends
Am
Break down, fall in love
F G
Maybe we can wait around until it all ends
C
Eh, I work too much
F
I just wanna hang around with all of my friends
Am
Yeah, do whatever I want
F G C
Break down, fall in love (Break down, fall in love)

[Post-Chorus]
F
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na
Am F G
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na

[Verse 2]
C
Hear his lips taste good on a Tuesday
F
Well, okay
C
I wanna get fucked up in a new way
F
Yeah, okay
C/E
Make love in a park
F
Even when it’s light out, forget consequence
Am
Get high like the stars
F G
Even when it’s light out, don’t wanna forget

[Pre-Chorus]
C
To ma-ma-ma-make time
Em/B
Make time for a good time
F
Ma-ma-ma-make time
G
For a good time

[Chorus]
C
‘Cause I, I work too much
F
I just wanna hang around with all of my friends
Am
Break down, fall in love
F G
Maybe we can wait around until it all ends
C
Eh, I work too much
F
I just wanna hang around with all of my friends
Am
Yeah, do whatever I want (Whatever I want)
F G C
Break down, fall in love (Break down, fall in love)

[Post-Chorus]
F Am
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na
Am F G
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na
C F Am
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na
Am F
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na

C
Hear Paris in the fall is beautiful
F
I haven’t seen it, though

[Chorus]
C
‘Cause I, I work too much
F
I just wanna hang around with all of my friends
Am
Break down, fall in love
F G
Maybe we can wait around until it all ends
C
Eh, I work too much
F
I just wanna hang around with all of my friends
Am
Yeah, do whatever I want (Whatever I want)
F C
Break down, fall in love (Break down, fall in love)

[Post-Chorus]
F
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na
Am F G
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na
C F Am
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na
Am F
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na

How to play Work Too Much: key, chords and progression

Work Too Much by Julia Michaels keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 6 chords: C, F, C/E, Am, G and Em/B.

Most of the song cycles through C – F – Am – F (I – IV – vi – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.