Lana Del Rey – Kintsugi Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Lana Del Rey – Kintsugi Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsADadd9DEF#mGG#dimC#G#m

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These are Kintsugi chords by Lana Del Rey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
          A
There's a certain point
     Dadd9
the body can't come back from
   A
In one year, we've learned
     Dadd9
the turn of the mouth
    D
The depth that the chest
 cavity takes
A
Chucky was there for
three out of three
D
I was there for the third
'cause I couldn't be
E
There for the one who
was closest to me
But I can't say I'd run
                 Dadd9
when things get hard
                       E
It's just that I don't trust
 myself with my heart
         D
But I've had to let it
 break a little more
            A
'Cause they say that's
 what it's for
[Chorus]
               F#m            A
That's how the light shines in
               D
That's how the light shines in
               F#m
That's how the light
        A    D
gets in (Mm-mm)

[Instrumental]
A A G G

[Verse 2]
   D
So everyone was there,
            E
they were standin', laughin'
    A          G#dim
And I'm on the side with
    F#m             E
 my tears streamin' down
        D
There's somethin' about
      E
the clutch of the wrist
    A               G#dim
He thought mine was his to
       F#m      E
carve into his mouth
      D
We've only got hours
      D
And I just can't stop cryin'
        E
'cause all of the ways
         A           G#dim
When you see someone dyin'
    F#m          E
You see all your days
           D
flash in front of you
                    A
And you think about who
               G#dim F#m E
would be with youuuuuuuu
                 D      E
And then there's Donoghue

[Instrument]
A G#dim F#m E D E

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[Bridge]
         A
Daddy, I miss them
           D
I'm in the mountains
             A
I'm probably runnin' away
 from the feelings I get
       E
When I think all the
         C#
things about them
         F#m
Daddy, I miss them
               D
I'm at the Roadrunner Café
             A
I'm probably runnin' away from
the thoughts in the day
         E
I'd have things to do
with them, but they say

[Chorus]
               F#m            A
That's how the light shines in
               D
That's how the light shines in
               F#m          A
That's how the light gets in

[Verse 3]
D
Think by the 3rd of March,
  E
 I was cracked open
A             G#dim
Finally, the ground was cold,
 F#m           E
 they wouldn't open
 D
Brought by the sunlight of
     E                  A G#dim
the spirit to pour into me
          F#m         E
There's a name for it in
     D                  E
 Japanese, it's "Kintsugi"
A              G#m             F#m
They sang folk songs from the '40s
 E           D
Even the fourteen-year old
               E
 knew "Froggie Came A-Courtin"
A          G#dim    F#m
How do my blood relatives
          E
know all of these songs?
D                     E
But don't know anyone left
                      A G#m F#m E
to know songs that I siiiiiiing

[Chorus]
               D           E
That's how the light gets in
               G           D
That's how the light gets in

[Bridge]
             A
But daddy, I miss them
               D
I'm at the Roadrunner Café
         A
Probably runnin' away from
 the feelings today
        E
In the snow-capped mountains
of the desert
         F#m
Daddy, I miss them
           D
I'm in the mountains
         A
Probably runnin' away,
I've been meaning to say
              E
That there's nothing to do
        C#
except know that this is

[Chorus]
        F#m
How the light gets in
                   D            E
Like cracking, the light gets in
             F#m
It's how the light gets in
               D
That's how the light gets in
               D
That's how the light gets in
            F#m
Then you're golden,
     D       F#m
ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
 D
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
             D
Just another folk song,
     E
 but anyway
  A      G#dim     F#m     E
I try so hard, but that's okay
             D            E
It's how the light gets in
             G            D
It's how the light gets in
             D   E      G D
It's how the light gets in

[Outro]
D E A G#dim F#m E D

How to play Kintsugi: key, chords and progression

Kintsugi by Lana Del Rey is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 9 chords: A, Dadd9, D, E, F#m, G, G#dim, C# and G#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – G#dim – F#m – E (I – vii° – vi – V in A major). In solfa, that is doh – te – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Dadd9, F#m, G#dim, C# and G#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Dadd9 chord on guitar (x54230)
Dadd9D F♯ A E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
G#dim chord on guitar (420404)
G♯dimG♯ B D
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯

Kintsugi chords: questions

What key is Kintsugi in?

Kintsugi by Lana Del Rey is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Kintsugi?

Kintsugi uses 9 chords: A, Dadd9, D, E, F#m, G, G#dim, C#, G#m.

What is the chord progression of Kintsugi?

The main progression is A – G#dim – F#m – E (I – vii° – vi – V).

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