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Keaton Henson – For Kiran Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Dm A# C
Dm A# F C

[Verse 1]
  Dm           Gm       C
We had your party today
    Dm          A#     F     C
Your brother looks the same
  Dm       A#      C
Fifteen ageing school friends
    Dm          A#       F     C
All dressed in black and grey
Dm             A#        C
You would have hated it, too
   Dm       A#               C
All anybody talked about was you

[Pre chorus]
Dm              A#
Luke's doing well, You’d be
     C          A#
proud if you saw him
Dm         C          A#
Carry you to your grave
         Dm
Darling, when did
        C        A#
we get so brave?

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[Chorus]
    F       C      A#  Gm
Goodbye, friend
       F        C           A# Gm
I'll make pretend you're here
       F         C    A#  Gm
I'll miss the sound
    F       C   A#   C
Of you around

[Instrumental]
Dm A# C
Dm A#m F C

[Verse 2]
 Dm               A#    C
We made bad jokes about you
      Dm    A#      F      C
The way we always used to
         F    A#       C
Your self-disparaging mind
       Dm       A#   F  C
You've left us all behind

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[Pre-Chorus]
  F        Gm    C
I am so sorry If I let
you down when
    Dm            Gm
The world was so clearly
F           C
choking you out
         Dm         G
When the life I was leading
Gm       C
kept me away
      Dm            Gm
Oh my dearest, that cannot
   F           C          A# C
be you in the grave there

[Chorus]
    F       C    A#
Goodbye, friend
Gm     F       C            A# Gm
I'll make pretend you're here
      F         C    A#
I'll miss the sound
    F       C    A#
Of you around
    F       C    A#
Of you around
Gm  F       C
Of you around

[Outro]
A# Dm F

How to play For Kiran: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for For Kiran by Keaton Henson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play For Kiran by Keaton Henson, think in F major (one flat: B♭). It takes 7 chords: Dm, A#, C, F, Gm, A#m and G.

Listen for A# – C – Dm – A# (IV – V – vi – IV in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, G, A, D, Em, Gm, E (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A#m chord on guitar (x13321) — A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯

For Kiran chords: questions

What key is For Kiran in?

For Kiran by Keaton Henson is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in For Kiran?

For Kiran uses 7 chords: Dm, A#, C, F, Gm, A#m, G.

What is the chord progression of For Kiran?

The main progression is A# – C – Dm – A# (IV – V – vi – IV).

Is For Kiran easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, G, A, D, Em, Gm, E (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

How to play For Kiran: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

For Kiran chords: questions

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