May172019

Lewis Capaldi – Hollywood Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Hollywood by Lewis Capaldi on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
G
Out of focus
C
Didn’t take a second to notice
G
Now we’re separated by oceans, vast
C
Couldn’t make this last

[Pre-Chorus]
Em
I wish I’d have stayed
D C
‘Cause love can find a way to make your feet run heavy
D
Make your heart run steady
Em
Then it breaks
D C
So I’m praying that you’re feeling the same

[Verse 2]
G
All the streetlights
C
Illuminate what home used to feel like
G
And when I get to thinking, can’t sleep at night
C
No, I don’t feel right

[Chorus]
G
You know I spent some time in Hollywood tryna find
C
Something to get the thought of you and I off my mind
Em D
So tell me honey, oh, when you’re just a step away from falling apart
C
Do you ever feel like going back to the start?
G
Oh, and you know I would if I could
C
Maybe I spend more time in Hollywood than I should
Em D
So tell me honey, oh, when you’re just a step away from falling apart
C
Do you ever feel like going back to the start?

[Bridge]
G Bm C
If you can hear me, does it really have to end?
D Em
I feel you close, although you’re eight hours ahead
D Bm C
If we can pick it up, just tell me where and when
G
We’ll go back to the start again
Bm C
If you can hear me, does it really have to end?
D Em
I feel you close, although you’re eight hours ahead
D Bm C
If we can pick it up, just tell me where and when

We’ll go back to the start a-

[Build]
You know I spent some time in Hollywood tryna find
Something to get the thought of you and I off my mind
So tell me honey, oh, when you’re just a step away from falling apart
Do you ever feel like going back?

How to play Hollywood: key, chords and progression

To play Hollywood by Lewis Capaldi, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: G, C, Em, D and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – C – Em (IV – I – IV – vi in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.