Kaleo – Break My Baby Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Kaleo – Break My Baby Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEmDF#7BmG

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This is the chords of Break My Baby by Kaleo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em D F#7 Bm (4x)
Bm D Em Bm D G F#7
Bm D G Em Bm D G F#7

[Verse 1]
Bm                                D
Sun is down on east side
Em                                      F#7
While we all turn a blind eye
Bm                          D
You know I’ve got your back
Em              F#7              Bm              D
But would you ever do that for me?
Em F#7 Bm D Em F#7
For me?  For me? For me?
Bm                          D
Billy boy, he’s gifted
Em                                      F#7
You know you can’t deny it
Bm                                      D
Don’t leave us empty handed
Em              F#7                          Bm              D
‘Cause you know we don’t deserve that from you
Em F#7 Bm D Em
From you, from you, from you

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[Chorus]
F#7       Bm        D      Em
I want to break my baby
F#7       Bm         D              Em
You know she loves to fake it
F#7       Bm              D              G
I want to break my baby, yeah
Em
Hold her down
Bm              D              G
Bring her down now
F#7
Oh, now

[Verse 2]
Bm
They’ll take you in and spit you out
Em F#7 Bm D Em F#7
You’re only worth how much you sell
Bm
You’ve come too far, we both agree
Em F#7 Bm D Em F#7
Just give the people what they need

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[Bridge]
Em D
Will you turn away
F#7 Bm
Or will you take my place?
Em D
Does it start to show
F#7 Bm
Now the pressure is on?
Em D
Will they call my name
F#7 Bm
When it all goes up in flames?
Em D F#7
Oh, will you be by my side?

[Chorus]
Bm D
I want to break my baby
Em F#7 Bm D
You know she loves to fake it
Em F#7 Bm D G Em
I want to break my baby, yeah
Bm D G
Oh, hold her down
F#7 Bm D Em
Oh, break it down now
F#7 Bm D Em
Oh, break down
F#7 Bm D
Woah, hold my love
Bm Em
Woah, hold my love
Bm D
Woah, hold my love
G F#7
Woah

[Outro]
Bm D G Em Bm
Break my baby (Break my baby)
D G F#7
Break my baby (Break my baby)
Bm
Break my baby
Em F#7 Bm D
You know she loves to fake it
G F#7
Break my baby

How to play Break My Baby: key, chords and progression

To play Break My Baby by Kaleo, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 5 chords: Em, D, F#7, Bm and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F#7 – Bm – D – Em (III7 – vi – I – ii in D major). In solfa, that is mi – lah – doh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Am, G, B7, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Break My Baby chords: questions

What key is Break My Baby in?

Break My Baby by Kaleo is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Break My Baby?

Break My Baby uses 5 chords: Em, D, F#7, Bm, G.

What is the chord progression of Break My Baby?

The main progression is F#7 – Bm – D – Em (III7 – vi – I – ii).

Is Break My Baby easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Am, G, B7, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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