Kirsten Adamson – Without Warning Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Kirsten Adamson – Without Warning Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEABEsus4E5F#mBsus4

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These are Without Warning chords by Kirsten Adamson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E    A    E    A

   [Verse 1]
E                 A
I know why I like vintage
             E
 things wear 80s clothes
     A
and grannies rings
    E                A
And why I don’t know any
          E
 words to modern songs
           A
that I’ve never heard
B
My heart is stuck in the
 A            E
 innocence of childhood
Esus4   E5   E
B
Before I learned the
       A
 truth about

   [Chorus]
E              B
The way that’s life
 F#m         A
 picks you up
E           B
Shows you a good time and
 F#m     A
 quickly throws you
 E          B   F#m
 down again
A       E
without warning
  B    F#m    A

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   [Verse 2]
E                  A
I know why I watch retro
                    E
films I’ve seen a million
           A
 times I love them still
    E            A
And visit places from my
       E
past Taste the air to
            A
 make the memories last
B
My dreams are stuck in
     A
 the innocence of my
  E        Esus4   E5   E
childhood
B
Before my heart was
 A
broken by

   [Chorus]
E              B
The way that’s life
  F#m         A
 picks you up
E           B
Shows you a good time and
 F#m     A
quickly throws you
 E          B   F#m
down again
A       E
without warning
  B    F#m    A

   [Chorus]
E            B      F#m
The way that people come
        A
and go
E            B
Show you the good times
     F#m    A
 and die or walk right
 E           B  F#m
out the door
A       E
Without warning
 B    F#m   A
   [Bridge]
    F#m        E    B
But I trust my 80’s heart
F#m           E
Although it’s fragile
     B       Bsus4 B
and beat up
F#m         E       B
It leads me through dark
   F#m           E
It shows me that there’s
    B     Bsus4 B
no reason

   [Instrument]
F#m    E    B
F#m    E    B
F#m    E    B
F#m    E    B
A           E

   [Chorus]
E
Why life picks you up
E
Shows you a good time and
         A          E
 quickly throws you down
     F#m
again
A       E       B  F#m  A
Without warning

   [Chorus]
E     B      F#m         A
why...people come and go
E          B
Show you a good time and
 F#m    A
 die or walk right
 E           B  F#m
 out the door
A       E      B F#m   A
without warning
A       E      B  F#m  A
Without warning
A       E      B  F#m A
Without warning
A       E      B F#m A
Without warning
A       E      B F#m    A
Without warning

   [Outro]
A   E  B   F#m  A
A   E   B   F#m  A
A  E B F#m  A
A   E  B  F#m  A

How to play Without Warning: key, chords and progression

Without Warning by Kirsten Adamson is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 7 chords: E, A, B, Esus4, E5, F#m and Bsus4.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – B – F#m (IV – I – V – ii in E major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, Dsus4, D5, Em, Asus4 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Esus4 chord on guitar (022200)
Esus4E A B
E5 chord on guitar (022xxx)
E5E B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Bsus4 chord on guitar (x24452)
Bsus4B E F♯

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Without Warning chords: questions

What key is Without Warning in?

Without Warning by Kirsten Adamson is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Without Warning?

Without Warning uses 7 chords: E, A, B, Esus4, E5, F#m, Bsus4.

What is the chord progression of Without Warning?

The main progression is A – E – B – F#m (IV – I – V – ii).

Is Without Warning easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, Dsus4, D5, Em, Asus4 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

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