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Laura Marling – Fortune Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEE/AE/BDAAbDbmDbm7BbdimBAb7

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This is the chords of Fortune by Laura Marling on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E E/A E/B D A

[Verse 1]
E             E/A             E/B        D       A
You took out that money that your momma had saved
Ab                  Dbm      Dbm7     Bbdim
She told me she kept it for running away
E/B                         B
Oh my, fortunes can change

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[Verse 2]
E E/A E/B D A
You’ve picked up some tricks that you learnt on your way
Ab Dbm Dbm7 Dbm
For fear you’d be lonely if you never change
E/B B
Oh my, you lost your faith

[Verse 3]
E E/A E/B D A
We landed on rocks and that’s partly to blame
Ab Dbm Dbm7 Bbdim
We wandered the landscape in this unbearable pain
E/B B
Oh my, your fortune can change
E E/A E/B D A

[Verse 4]
E E/A E/B D A
At least we agree that we’ve wasted our time
Ab Dbm Dbm7 Dbm Bbdim
We’ll give up the hope that we’ll meet down the line
E/B B
Better off measured in coffee than wine
E E/A E/B D A

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[Verse 5]
E E/A E/B D A
I think on it fondly now the truth can be told
Ab Dbm Dbm7 Bbdim
Some love is ancient and it lives on in your soul
E/B B
A fortune that never grows old
E E/A E/B D A

[Verse 6]
E E/A E/B D A
You spent all that money that your momma had saved
Ab Ab7 Dbm Dbm7 Dbm
Told me she kept it for running away
Ab Ab7 Dbm Dbm7 Dbm
Never quite found the right way to say
Ab Ab7 Dbm Dbm7 Bbdim
I’m sorry, my darling, my mind it has been changed
E/B B
Release me from this unbearable pain
E E/A E/B D A

[Verse 7]
E E/A E/B D A
And so ends a story I had hoped to change
Ab Dbm Dbm7 Bbdim
I had to release us from this unbearable pain
E/B B
And promise we won’t come here again

[Outro]
E E/A E/B D A
Ab Ab7 Dbm Dbm7 Dbm
E/B B E

How to play Fortune: key, chords and progression

Fortune by Laura Marling is written in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯) and moves through 11 chords: E, E/A, E/B, D, A, Ab, Dbm, Dbm7, Bbdim, B and Ab7.

The backbone of the song is E – E/A – E/B – D (I – I – I – ♭VII in E major). 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 C, Bb, F, E, Am, Am7, F#dim, G, E7 (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Dbm chord on guitar (x46654)
D♭mD♭ F♭ A♭
Dbm7 chord on guitar (x46454)
D♭m7D♭ F♭ A♭ C♭
Bbdim chord on guitar (x12320)
B♭dimB♭ D♭ F♭
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Ab7 chord on guitar (464544)
A♭7A♭ C E♭ G♭

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Fortune chords: questions

What key is Fortune in?

Fortune by Laura Marling is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Fortune?

Fortune uses 11 chords: E, E/A, E/B, D, A, Ab, Dbm, Dbm7, Bbdim, B, Ab7.

What is the chord progression of Fortune?

The main progression is E – E/A – E/B – D (I – I – I – ♭VII).

Is Fortune easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Bb, F, E, Am, Am7, F#dim, G, E7 (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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