Feb222018

Khalid – The Ways Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

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This is the chord progression of The Ways by Khalid on piano, guitar, ukulele and keyboard.

[Pre-Chorus: Khalid]
D A Bm
Most of them gon’ talk, I know, I know
Bm D
Most of them gon’ fall, I know, I know
D F#m G
We gon’ bet it all, I know-oh-oh-oh
We gon’ bet it all, I know-oh

[Chorus: Khalid]
D F#m
Power girl
Bm
I really wanna know your ways
D
I really wanna know your ways
F#m Bm
I really wanna know your ways
D
I really want a power girl
Bm
You been runnin’ through my section all day
D F#m
You been runnin’ through my mind all day
G
All day, all day, all day, all day, yeah, uh

[Verse 1: Khalid]
D A
Somethin’ in the way you move
Bm
Radion beams castin’ vibrant views
D G
Pick me up when I fall down and out
Dust me off and show me all truth
D F#m
Show me that I’ll never fly alone
Bm F#m
I fucked up so many times, but I still have you
D Em F#m
Show me how you do it like that
G
Carryin’ a brother is not easy on your back

[Pre-Chorus: Khalid]
D A Bm
Most of them gon’ talk, I know, I know
Bm D
Most of them gon’ fall, I know, I know
D F#m G
We gon’ bet it all, I know-oh-oh-oh
We gon’ bet it all, I know-oh

[Chorus: Khalid]
D F#m
Power girl
Bm
I really wanna know your ways
D
I really wanna know your ways
F#m Bm
I really wanna know your ways (wanna know, I wanna know)
Bm D
I really want a power girl
D Bm
You been runnin’ through my section all day
Bm D Em
You been runnin’ through my mind all day
G
All day, all day, all day, all day, yeah, uh

[Verse 2: Swae Lee & Kendrick Lamar]
D Em Bm
Your body and your mind is your contribution
D Em F#m G
I’m here to give you love and never lose ya (lose)
D F#m Em Bm
Power girl, power girl
If I had you, I’d travel light years for you
D Em F#m G
Power girl, power girl
Bm
Let me show you what it do, aye
D F#m
Workin’ on me and you all day (all day)
Bm D F#m Bm
Makin’ sure what we have is safe, doin’ it all (ooh)
Bm D
She’s over the city (she’s over the city)
Em F Bm
She go there if she been there (she go there if she been there)
D Em F#m
I’m only one nigga (I’m only one nigga)
G
I can’t be everywhere (ooh)
But I can take you anywhere, I know I swear, power girl

[Outro: Swae Lee]
D F#m Bm
Power girl out in the city, some niggas, they out in the city
Bm
Goin’ nowhere, girl, you doin’ in it
D F#m G
Goin’ everywhere, girl, you don’t need it
Goin’ everywhere, what you doin’ in it?
D F#m Bm
Power girl, why you move in the city?
D
Do you know, girl, girl, you know the city?
Em F#m G D
You over the city, you over the city
F#m Em Bm
Power girl, yeah, she’s over the city
F#m D
Hourglass, yeah, she turned it over
F#m Bm
Power girl, yeah, she’s over the city
N.C.
Hourglass, yeah, she turned it over[Pre-Chorus: Khalid]
D A Bm
Most of them gon’ talk, I know, I know
Bm D
Most of them gon’ fall, I know, I know
D F#m G
We gon’ bet it all, I know-oh-oh-oh
We gon’ bet it all, I know-oh

[Chorus: Khalid]
D F#m
Power girl
Bm
I really wanna know your ways
D
I really wanna know your ways
F#m Bm
I really wanna know your ways
N.C. D
I really want a power girl
Bm
You been runnin’ through my section all day
D F#m
You been runnin’ through my mind all day
G
All day, all day, all day, all day, yeah, uh

[Verse 1: Khalid]
D A
Somethin’ in the way you move
Bm
Radion beams castin’ vibrant views
D G
Pick me up when I fall down and out
Dust me off and show me all truth
D F#m
Show me that I’ll never fly alone
Bm F#m
I fucked up so many times, but I still have you
D Em F#m
Show me how you do it like that
G
Carryin’ a brother is not easy on your back

[Pre-Chorus: Khalid]
D A Bm
Most of them gon’ talk, I know, I know
Bm D
Most of them gon’ fall, I know, I know
D F#m G
We gon’ bet it all, I know-oh-oh-oh
We gon’ bet it all, I know-oh

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How to play The Ways: key, chords and progression

The Ways by Khalid is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 7 chords: D, A, Bm, F#m, G, Em and F.

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

Good to know: Bm, F#m and F are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.