LANY – Live It Down Chords on Piano & Ukulele

LANY – Live It Down Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
       C                        F    C
Be the first to let you live it down

[Verse 1]
C
I just heard, it's so many words
         Am
That was every right decisions,
you just took a turn
      F
I bet everything inside you
         G
wants to take it back
                  Am
But it's where we at
C
All I know, you shouldn't be alone
       Am
So I'm in my car, I'm coming over,
are you home?
        F
I got a shoulder you can lean on,
       G
 and a fitted jack
                 Am
'Caus I got your back

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[Pre-Chorus]
G                    C    F
People make rockets, they go
to the moon
G           C        F
People make mistakes too
                   C
So whatever you do

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[Chorus]
                          Am
Know that I will still be here
                             F
If the whole world shuts you out
              G
I'm not gonna run
               Am
If you mess it up, I'll be the one
                          G     C
Be the first to let you live it down

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[Verse 2]
    C
I'm sure it feels,
like this wound won't heal
        Am
And the shadow that you're living
in is all that's real
      F
But tomorrow is a story
           G
that's not written yet
          Am
So take a breath, and don't forget

[Pre-Chorus]
     G                    C    F
That people make rockets, they go
to the moon
G           C
People make mistakes too
                   C
So whatever you do

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[Chorus]
                          Am
Know that I will still be here
                             F
If the whole world shuts you out
              G
I'm not gonna run
               Am
If you mess it up, I'll be the one
                         G      C
Be the first to let you live it down
                      Am
You can cry a million tears
                           F
But I can't pass out on my couch
                 G
It's the kind of love
               Am
If you mess it up, I'll be the one
                         G      C
Be the first to let you live it down
                             G F C
The first to let you live it down
                             G F C
The first to let you live it down,
yeah

[Outro]
Bb                        F
People make rockets, they go
to the moon
Bb                   F
People make mistakes too

How to play Live It Down: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Live It Down by LANY on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Live It Down by LANY, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 5 chords: C, F, Am, G and Bb.

The backbone of the song is C – Am – F – G (I – vi – IV – V in C major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, D, F#m, E, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

Live It Down chords: questions

What key is Live It Down in?

Live It Down by LANY is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Live It Down?

Live It Down uses 5 chords: C, F, Am, G, Bb.

What is the chord progression of Live It Down?

The main progression is C – Am – F – G (I – vi – IV – V), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression.

Is Live It Down easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, D, F#m, E, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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