Kesha – Shadow Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Kesha – Shadow Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Shadow by Kesha on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C                                     Am
I feel so good, why you so mad?
F                                       C
And i’m so happy and you hate that
C                                         Am
But I love love and I love life
F
And I love tripping in the desert with my best friends
C
Seeing spaceships in the sky

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[Pre-Chorus]
C                                         Am
And I love singing “fking” on my songs
F
Cuz the only people who got time to get offended
C
Are the ones who probably never gotten off

[Chorus]
C                                         Am
So get your shadow out of my sunshine
F                                                             C
Out of my blue skies, out of my good times
C                                         Am7
So get your darkness out of my gateway
F
I’ll be dancing in the rain
C
I will love you even though you hate me
I will love you even though you hate

[Verse 2]
C                                         Am
We all got shit, who’s to throw stones
F                                                   C
Live and let live or just stay the fk home
C                                         Am7
So if you love love, if you love life
F                                                   C
Then we can share this blue in the night sky

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[Pre-Chorus]
C                                                   Am
And if you love partying then party on
F
And if you’re here to throw shade
Then you’re in the wrong place
C
Yeah you’re fking my sun

[Chorus]
C                                                   Am
So get your shadow out of my sunshine
F                                                   C
Out of my blue skies, out of my good times
C Am7
So get your darkness out of my gateway
F
I’ll be dancing in the rain
C
I will love you even though you hate me
I will love you even though you hate

[Bridge]
C
I’ll just keep on doing what I do best
Am
Pissing off people who wanna be pissed
F                                                   C
Hate is the poison, love’s the elixir
If you don’t like me you can suck my dick

[Chorus]
C                                                             Am
So get your shadow out of my sunshine
F                               C
Out of my blue skies, out of my good times
C                                                   Am7
So get your darkness out of my gateway
F
I’ll be dancing in the rain
C
I will love you even though you hate me. I will love you even though you hate
Am7
I will love you even though you hate me
F
I will love you even though you hate
C
I will love you even though you hate me. I will love you even though you hate

[Outro]
C Am F C

How to play Shadow: key, chords and progression

Shadow by Kesha keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 4 chords: C, Am, F and Am7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Am – F – C (I – vi – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, Em7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G

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Shadow chords: questions

What key is Shadow in?

Shadow by Kesha is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Shadow?

Shadow uses 4 chords: C, Am, F, Am7.

What is the chord progression of Shadow?

The main progression is C – Am – F – C (I – vi – IV – I).

Is Shadow easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, Em7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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