[Intro]EAEA [Verse 1]EA
I know why I like vintage
E
things wear 80s clothes
A
and grannies rings
EA
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
AE
innocence of childhood
Esus4E5EB
Before I learned the
A
truth about
[Chorus]EB
The way that’s life
F#mA
picks you up
EB
Shows you a good time and
F#mA
quickly throws you
EBF#m
down again
AE
without warning
BF#mA
[Verse 2]EA
I know why I watch retro
E
films I’ve seen a million
A
times I love them still
EA
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
EEsus4E5E
childhood
B
Before my heart was
A
broken by
[Chorus]EB
The way that’s life
F#mA
picks you up
EB
Shows you a good time and
F#mA
quickly throws you
EBF#m
down again
AE
without warning
BF#mA [Chorus]EBF#m
The way that people come
A
and go
EB
Show you the good times
F#mA
and die or walk right
EBF#m
out the door
AE
Without warning
BF#mA
[Bridge]F#mEB
But I trust my 80’s heart
F#mE
Although it’s fragile
BBsus4B
and beat up
F#mEB
It leads me through dark
F#mE
It shows me that there’s
BBsus4B
no reason
[Instrument]F#mEBF#mEBF#mEBF#mEBAE [Chorus]E
Why life picks you up
E
Shows you a good time and
AE
quickly throws you down
F#m
again
AEBF#mA
Without warning
[Chorus]EBF#mA
why...people come and go
EB
Show you a good time and
F#mA
die or walk right
EBF#m
out the door
AEBF#mA
without warning
AEBF#mA
Without warning
AEBF#mA
Without warning
AEBF#mA
Without warning
AEBF#mA
Without warning
[Outro]AEBF#mAAEBF#mAAEBF#mAAEBF#mA
Watch: Kirsten Adamson - Without Warning (Official Music Video)
From Kirsten Adamson on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.
How to play Without Warning: key, chords and progression
These are Without Warning chords by Kirsten Adamson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
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 backbone of the song is A – E – B – F#m (IV – I – V – ii in E major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.
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.
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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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