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Lowlife – Cowards Way Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Cowards Way Chords by Lowlife on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Dsus2  E

[Verse 1]
C#m
How many times
have I
A
been through this
  G#
before?
    C#m
And every time I
find an
   A
opening I lose
    B
the door,
     C#m
I've got to find
it one day,
   A
my time will have
   G#
to come,
      C#m
It'll be so good to
feel the wind and
A              B
see the summer sun.

[Chorus]
  C#m
My body's dying
slowly,
    A
(so slowly, piece
   B
by piece),
   C#m
My life has got a
hold of me
     A
(and it will not
  G#
release),
   C#m
If only I could
break away
     A
(and lay myself
   B
to rest),
  C#m
I know that it's
the coward's way
       A
(but I think
that it
   G#  C#m  Bbm
is best).

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[Interlude]
C#m  F#
C#m  Bbm
C#m  F#

[Chorus]
  C#m
My body's dying
slowly, so
A
slowly, piece
   B
by piece,
   C#m
My life has got a
hold of me and
A             G#
it will not release,
   C#m
If only I could break
 away and
A             B
lay myself to rest,
  C#m
I know that it's
the coward's way but
  A
I think that it is
G#  C#m  Bm
best,

[Chorus]
  C#m
My body's dying
slowly,
    A
(so slowly,
         B
piece by piece),
   C#m
My life has got a
hold of me
     A
(and it will not
  G#
release),
   C#m
If only I could
break away
     A
(and lay myself
   B
to rest),
  C#m
I know that
it's the
coward's way
(but I
A
think that it is
G#  C#m  Bbm
best).

[Interlude]
C#m  F#
C#m  Bbm
C#m  F#

[Verse 2]
C#m
How many times
       A
have I been
               B
through this before?
    C#m
And every time
I find
      A
an opening I
         G#
lose the door,
     C#m
I've got to find
it one day, my
A
time will have
   B
to come,
      C#m
It'll be so good to
feel the wind and
A              G#
see the summer sun.

[Chorus]
  C#m
My body's dying
slowly,
    A
(so slowly, piece
   B
by piece),
   C#m
My life has got a
hold of me
     A
(and it will not
  G#
release),
   C#m
If only I could
break away
     A
(and lay myself
   B
to rest),
  C#m
I know that
it's the
 coward's way
       A
(but I think
that it is
G#  C#m  Bbm
best).

[Interlude]
C#m  F#
C#m  Bbm
C#m  F#

[Outro]
C#m
C#m
(Fade Out)

How to play Cowards Way: key, chords and progression

To play Cowards Way by Lowlife, think in C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 9 chords: Dsus2, E, C#m, A, G#, B, Bbm, F# and Bm.

The backbone of the song is C#m – A – G# – C#m (i – VI – V – i in C♯ minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Csus2, D, Bm, G, F#, A, Abm, E, Am (56% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dsus2 chord on guitar (xx0230) — Dsus2D E A

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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Cowards Way chords: questions

What key is Cowards Way in?

Cowards Way by Lowlife is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Cowards Way?

Cowards Way uses 9 chords: Dsus2, E, C#m, A, G#, B, Bbm, F#, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Cowards Way?

The main progression is C#m – A – G# – C#m (i – VI – V – i).

Is Cowards Way easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Csus2, D, Bm, G, F#, A, Abm, E, Am (56% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

These are Cowards Way Chords by Lowlife on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

How to play Cowards Way: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Cowards Way chords: questions

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