Oct42023

Local Natives – Hourglass Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
Cmaj7                  F
I don't know how to reach you
Cmaj7           F
Is there nothing I can say?
G       Dm7
Am I wasting time?
G            Dm7     Am7
Am I getting nowhere?

[Verse 2]
C            F
  So tell me where to meet you
C             F
The holy ground is commonplace
G                  Dm7
I want to throw my arms around
G                   Dm7      Am7
And say it's been a long day
G       Dm7       Am7
So many long days

[Bridge]
F    Em7
We tie ourselves in knots
F             G
Trying not to let go

[Interlude]
Dm C G
Dm C G

               Dm  C G
And the sun is out
              Dm C G
And I'm on my way  home
               Dm  C G
And the sun is out
              Dm C G
And I'm on my way  home
               A#  F G
And the sun is out
              A# F G
And I'm on my way  home

[Solo]
Dm C G
A# F G
Dm E C Dm7

[Bridge]
    F             E
But only when the skies
                 C
are filled with clouds
                Dm      G
Are they called heavens

[Verse 3]
Cmaj7           F
What I know now I
didn't then
Cmaj7           F
I know you wish I
could forget
G             Dm
We're drawing lines
in the sand
G             Dm7   Am7
Inside an hourglass
G Dm7 Am7

How to play Hourglass: key, chords and progression

These are Hourglass chords by Local Natives on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Hourglass by Local Natives, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 10 chords: Cmaj7, F, G, Dm7, Am7, C, Em7, Dm, A# and E.

The backbone of the song is G – Dm – C – G (V – ii – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is soh – reh – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.