Laufey – Letter To My 13 Year Old Self Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Laufey – Letter To My 13 Year Old Self Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBbmaj7Bb7Bb6Adim7/BbEbm6/BbEbmaj7Ebm6Cm7F7Am7b5D7b9G6G7b9Cm7b5

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[Intro]
Bbmaj7 Bb7 Bb6 Adim7/Bb

[Verse 1]
Bbmaj7      Bb7
  Don't you worry
            Bb6       Ebm6/Bb
'bout your curly hair
Bbmaj7         Bb7
  Clothes that don't
               Ebmaj7    Ebm6
quite fit you anywhere
Cm7      F7          Bbmaj7
  Voices echo in the gym,
       Ebmaj7
 another girl's had
         Cm7
her first kiss
              F7
Please don't think too
         Bbmaj7  Cm7 F7
 much of it,     darling

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[Verse 2]
Bbmaj7    Bb7
  I'm so sorry that
      Bb6           Ebm6
they pick you last
Bbmaj7    Bb7
  Try to say your
          Ebmaj7         Ebm6
foreign name and laugh
Cm7  F7                Bbmaj7
  I know that you feel loud,
   Ebmaj7              Cm7
so different from the crowd
   F7                 Bbmaj7
Of big blue eyes, and long
                Bb7
 blonde hair, and boys
 that stare
     Cm7    F7
But, baby, know that
[Chorus]
Bbmaj7      Bb7   Bb6
  You'll grow up and grow
    Ebm6/Bb          Bbmaj7
 so tough and charm them
Bbmaj7 Bb7     Bb6
Write your story, fall
    Ebm6/Bb        Am7b5
in love a little too
     D7b9
The things you thought you'd
        G6    G7b9
never do, I wish I
 could go back
    Cm7
And give her a squeeze,
 myself at thirteen
    Cm7b5
And just let her know,
  F7               Bbmaj7
 know that she's beautiful,
Bb7 Bb6 Adim7/Bb
   mmmmmm

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[Verse 3]
Bbmaj7     Bb7
   Keep on going with
      Bb6        Ebm6
your silly dream
Bbmaj7     Bb7
   Life is prettier
      Bb6        Ebm6
than it may seem
Cm7         F7
   One day, you'll
          Bbmaj7
be up on stage,
        Ebmaj7
 little girls will
              Cm7
 scream your name
     F7
The days of tears and
 Bbmaj7             Bb7
failure fears, and no one cares
     Cm7      F7
Will all make sense, 'cause

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[Chorus]
Bbmaj7      Bb7   Bb6
  You'll grow up and grow
    Ebm6/Bb   Bbmaj7
so confident and
Bbmaj7 Bb7     Bb6
Write your story,
        Ebm6/Bb        Am7b5
fall in love a little too
     D7b9
The things you thought you'd
      G6    G7b9
 never do, I wish I could go back
    Cm7
And give her a squeeze,
 myself at thirteen
    Cm7b5               F7
And just let her know, know
              Bbmaj7 Bb7
 that she's beautiful,
Bb6 Adim7/Bb Bbmaj7
oohhhhhhhhhhhh

How to play Letter To My 13 Year Old Self: key, chords and progression

These are Letter To My 13 Year Old Self chords by Laufey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Letter To My 13 Year Old Self by Laufey is in the key of B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 14 chords: Bbmaj7, Bb7, Bb6, Adim7/Bb, Ebm6/Bb, Ebmaj7, Ebm6, Cm7, F7, Am7b5, D7b9 and G6 and 2 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bbmaj7 – Bb7 – Bb6 – Ebm6/Bb (Imaj7 – I7 – I6 – iv6 in B♭ major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Amaj7, A7, A6, Abdim7, Dm6, Dmaj7, Bm7, E7, Abm7b5, C#7b9 (38% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231)
B♭maj7B♭ D F A
Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131)
B♭7B♭ D F A♭
Bb6 chord on guitar (x13333)
B♭6B♭ D F G
Adim7 chord on guitar (x01212)
Adim7A C E♭ F♯
Ebm6 chord on guitar (x68878)
E♭m6E♭ G♭ B♭ C
Ebmaj7 chord on guitar (x68786)
E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ D
Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343)
Cm7C E♭ G B♭
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
Am7b5 chord on guitar (x01013)
Am7♭5A C E♭ G
D7b9 chord on guitar (x54545)
D7♭9D F♯ A C E♭
G6 chord on guitar (320000)
G6G B D E
G7b9 chord on guitar (320101)
G7♭9G B D F A♭
Cm7b5 chord on guitar (x31312)
Cm7♭5C E♭ G♭ B♭

Letter To My 13 Year Old Self chords: questions

What key is Letter To My 13 Year Old Self in?

Letter To My 13 Year Old Self by Laufey is in the key of B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Letter To My 13 Year Old Self?

Letter To My 13 Year Old Self uses 14 chords: Bbmaj7, Bb7, Bb6, Adim7/Bb, Ebm6/Bb, Ebmaj7, Ebm6, Cm7, F7, Am7b5, D7b9, G6 and 2 more.

What is the chord progression of Letter To My 13 Year Old Self?

The main progression is Bbmaj7 – Bb7 – Bb6 – Ebm6/Bb (Imaj7 – I7 – I6 – iv6).

Is Letter To My 13 Year Old Self easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Amaj7, A7, A6, Abdim7, Dm6, Dmaj7, Bm7, E7, Abm7b5, C#7b9 (38% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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