Koffee – Shine Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Koffee – Shine Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBD#mG#mE

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[Intro]
B D#m G#m E

[Verse 1]
                   B
Sun's out, it's a siren
              D#m
Gun violence tiring
                  G#m
Rise up, it's a crime scene
                     E
Dem a try clean like IG
                      B
Now I wanna go chase my dream
                D#m
But Babylon vampiring
                       G#m
Have dem eyes pon mi bredda life
                          E
A dat's why dem stay conspiring
          B
Unless a my concert nuh
          D#m
wan' see nuh hands up
           G#m
Yeah, and nuh red shirt, nuh wan'
     E               B
see nuh handcu-u-u-u-uff (Yeah)

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[Chorus 1]
 D#m              G#m      E
Let's just stay alive, yeah
             B         D#m
Yutes haffi find a way
           G#m           E
Fi put di nine away, ayy
                B      D#m
Peace and love finally
              G#m               E
I've got to shine, you got to shine
            B           D#m
Like do-do-da-da (Yeah)
       G#m          E
Do-do-da-da-da-da, mmm-mmm yeah
B      D#m
 (Yeah)
            G#m E
Uh-uh, yeah

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[Post-Chorus]
B                              D#m
Oh, Lord of mercy, shine your light
'pon me
        G#m
Yeah, guide mi, show mi
         E
a weh mi eyes cyaan see
B      D#m
 (Yeah)
    G#mE
Yeah

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[Verse 2]
                   B
Mi nuh gi' ya nuh pill inna pharmacy
                    D#m
Dem nuh gi' wi nuh pillow,
nuh rest
                     G#m
Never rest, mi nuh chill,
mi go hard, yuh see
                     E
Why dem want put Koffee to the test?
                      B
From mi born, mommy know seh mi bliss
                     D#m
Put a cross 'pon mi necklace
                      G#m
When mi walk, mi nuh restless
                     E
Tell the Lord to protect it (Yeah)
 B                         D#m
Melodies, my remedies can do, ayy
                  G#m
Feeling these bad energies don't
                E
look good 'pon you, ayy
                 B
Tellin' this my fellow G's,
                 D#m
all enemies dem too
                  G#m
Best believe and you'll achieve
                   E
whatever you wan' do, oh

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[Chorus 2]
             B          D#m
Thankful fi rise today, ayy
             G#m          E
Life just reminded me, ooh
                     B       D#m
We're diamonds, we shine away
            G#m               E
Precious define, jus tek yuh time
            B           D#m
Like do-do-da-da (Yeah)
       G#m          E
Do-do-da-da-da-da, mmm-mmm yeah
B      D#m
 (Yeah)
            G#m E
Uh-uh, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
B
Oh, Lord of mercy,
            D#m
shine your light 'pon me
        G#m
Yeah, guide mi,
                 E
show mi a weh mi eyes cyaan see
B      D#m
 (Yeah)
    G#m E
Yeah

How to play Shine: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Shine by Koffee on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Shine by Koffee keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 5 chords: B, D#m, G#m, E and G#mE.

The backbone of the song is B – D#m – G#m – E (V – vii – iii – I in E major). In solfa, that is soh – te – mi – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Bm, Em, C (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

Shine chords: questions

What key is Shine in?

Shine by Koffee is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Shine?

Shine uses 5 chords: B, D#m, G#m, E, G#mE.

What is the chord progression of Shine?

The main progression is B – D#m – G#m – E (V – vii – iii – I).

Is Shine easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Bm, Em, C (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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